OK, I survived: Model S does NOT shift itself into park if you lift your butt off the seat when you're reversing ...
That should be the end of this thread.
Thanks for guinea pigging this. So you think they did a firmware upgrade since that video?
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OK, I survived: Model S does NOT shift itself into park if you lift your butt off the seat when you're reversing ...
That should be the end of this thread.
OK, I survived: Model S does NOT shift itself into park if you lift your butt off the seat...
I think the car automatically going into park is a good safety feature. Just maybe need to adjust the parameters that allow that to happen. Vehicle speed, perhaps an open door as well as butt off the seat.
So you think they did a firmware upgrade since that video?
Well in my experiment I had to open the door to exit but the car was stationery even though I left it in D/R. Sorry TMC-ers, I'm not committed enough to exit a moving vehicle just to see what happens.
There goes my vision of you as a stateside bond.
I think you mean: Bond; James Bond. <wahhh wahhh wahwahhhh..>
It's Florida, so I'd think the name of someone jumping out of a car is less "James Bond" and more "Jimmy Ray Bondo".I think you mean: Bond; James Bond. <wahhh wahhh wahwahhhh..>
It'll go into P from D with doors closed if you're not moving. It probably does it while moving but below a certain speed. Probably the same speed limit where you can manually engage parking brake from the display, too. (5 MPH?)
It's Florida, so I'd think the name of someone jumping out of a car is less "James Bond" and more "Jimmy Ray Bondo".
I tried earlier today. While in D, all I had to do was lift my butt off the seat. 1.15.8. Hrm ... more testing required
You have to post more info than that...Car moving or not? Auto-engaged park or not? Door opened or closed?
Well in my experiment I had to open the door to exit but the car was stationery even though I left it in D/R. Sorry TMC-ers, I'm not committed enough to exit a moving vehicle just to see what happens.
Could you at least try to swap places with you passenger while driving? Shouldn't be too hard, since there is no transmission tunnel or center console.
That way we'll all know what happens when you lift your butt off the seat, your feet off the pedals and your hands off the steering wheel while driving at highway speeds...and can put the issue to rest once and for all :wink:
Yeah right. How about we try it blindfolded also? :wink:
There have to be robots or at least remote controls involved. Bonus points for testing it at small scale first using Z's RC.I'm not convinced. I think you need to get yourself a MythBusters moustache, and build a hydraulic spider-leg contraption that will anchor itself to the window sills so it can fully lift your body weight off the seat without itself touching the seat in any way. You then need to put together a video showing your contraption at work.
Then I'll be convinced. And amused.
OK, I survived: Model S does NOT shift itself into park if you lift your butt off the seat when you're reversing and it doesn't do that if you lift your butt off the seat at 60mph either (I tested it on a private road). I also lifted myself completely using the armrests to make sure the sensor wasn't in the back of the seat. If you are operating the foot controls the car will not shift gears automatically.
Just for fun: On my flat driveway I put the car in "D" and exited the car upon which it turned itself off. Same thing if you leave the key in the car, leave it in "D" or "R" and exit the driver seat. This car is smart! :smile:
That should be the end of this thread.