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Passenger can hit the brakes now?
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MRyan89
PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2011 1:19 pm Up
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Just read up on this article, apparently some of our cars could have a little issue here Laughing

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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2011 1:22 pm Up
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Heard about this on watchdog. mental!!
 

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was just watching watchdog too Laughing

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Yeah, I had Amy checking it the other week Wink Roll your foot upwards when in passenger seat on the 'bar' Wink (Obv do not do this on a busy/main/public road.

Someone posted about this (before highlighted as a problem) last year

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206s are same found that out when i got my first one.
 

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They fixed the problem in 2005 apparently, hmmm does that mean mines got the problem or not haha! CBA going and checking tbh the cars almost packed full ready for tomorrow lol, just got to put the bevvys in it Thumb Up
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Ste206 wrote:
They fixed the problem in 2005 apparently, hmmm does that mean mines got the problem or not haha! CBA going and checking tbh the cars almost packed full ready for tomorrow lol, just got to put the bevvys in it Thumb Up

Were they recalled for this then?

 
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i thought it was a safety feature so if the driver falls asleep the passenger can brake for you

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Probably something they changed in production, below the glovebox all i've got is a big cover and the only gap is for the bonnet release
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Mines 2005 so when im next in the car im gonna check, could have it could not!
 
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ok this is kinda o_o ...

my car's pre 2005 ... how are we supposed to check...?

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Surely it would depend where it was built?
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myke wrote:
ok this is kinda o_o ...

my car's pre 2005 ... how are we supposed to check...?

get someone to stab their foot around the footwell while you drive around a car park Razz

 
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what about those 206's in australia ?
right hand drive too..

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