Using the electronic parking brake or the P button whilst driving at speed??

[mg4mc]

Cheers.

So in an ICE car in neutral, depressing the accelerator would rev the engine.

I guess in an EV, the software would ignore the driver's input, if the selector was set to N?

It does.

 

[siteguru]

Here is the dashcam footage, I did 60 kph and 80 kph apparently. During the second one you can hear some clicking/thumping noises which is the ABS activating. And as you can see the car takes off again as soon as the EPB button is released.

MG4 EPB activation at speed

MG4 EPB activation at speed

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But only because you still had your foot on the accelerator. If you were doing this with an inexperienced driver you'd shout at them to TAKE BOTH FEET OFF THE PEDALS YA NUMPTIE!!!

 

[QLeo]

I’m curious about what would happen if I pulled up the Electronic Parking Brake (the lever next to the gear selector) or pressed the big P button whilst driving at speed.

The reason for asking is that I may be accompanying a very inexperienced new driver and wonder what the best response from me would be if they lost control of the car or were about to hit something. Obviously this would be a very last resort as an intervention like this could in itself be very dangerous.

As an experiment I tried pulling up the brake lever when I was driving at a 4 mph and the car came to a very sudden stop. Would the car do a controlled emergency stop at higher speeds? What would happen if I pressed the P button at speed? Thanks in advance.

We've noticed a number of MG4s with driving school info boards on the roof, especially around Inverness. Maybe it's worth getting hold of them and asking if this is something their instructors do or are prepared for.

 

[nogbad]

But only because you still had your foot on the accelerator. If you were doing this with an inexperienced driver you'd shout at them to TAKE BOTH FEET OFF THE PEDALS YA NUMPTIE!!!

I might not be as eloquent, but they'd get the message...

 

[Kithmo]

We've noticed a number of MG4s with driving school info boards on the roof, especially around Inverness. Maybe it's worth getting hold of them and asking if this is something their instructors do or are prepared for.

But they would normally have dual controls so no need.