#1: Car died on me Author: Aar_Im_A_Pirate, Location: Northern IrelandPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:38 pm ---- Hit a pothole and the car died. Everything shut down at 60mph and I had to find somewhere to pull over with crappy brakes and no power steering. Cursed away and rang the parents for help and left the car thinking I killed it.
Came back with my da who rang the mechanic. The car died due to a safety mechanism which acts as a killswitch if the car is in an accident on the Hdi engines.
So..pressed the red/orange button down and BAM car roars back to life.
Hope this helps if you hit one of the "few" potholes on our roads.
#2: Re: Car died on me Author: Cr4zYb0y, Location: SalisburyPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:42 pm ----
Aar_Im_A_Pirate wrote:
So..pressed the red/orange button down and BAM car roars back to life.
Hope this helps if you hit one of the "few" potholes on our roads.
Did you shout "CLEAR" when you pressed it.?
#3: Re: Car died on me Author: Aar_Im_A_Pirate, Location: Northern IrelandPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:45 pm ---- nopes. I did the whole frankenstein thing of "ITS AAAAAALIVEEEEEE"
#4: Re: Car died on me Author: pug206lx, Location: Taking a gearbox off somewherePosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:28 pm ---- Mustve been a nasty pothole!!
Noticed some bad potholes on the M4 motorway between Swindon and London westbound...
#5: Re: Car died on me Author: troy, Location: llanelliPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:28 pm ---- iv always wondered, where is the killswitch?
#6: Re: Car died on me Author: Aar_Im_A_Pirate, Location: Northern IrelandPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:29 pm ---- just on the passenger side, behind the battery is a red/orange button you push
#7: Re: Car died on me Author: troy, Location: llanelliPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:31 pm ---- im gonna go have a look out the front at my car now, iv never noticed it before.
#8: Re: Car died on me Author: troy, Location: llanelliPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:32 pm ---- wait! my car is stuck in work, guess il have a look tomorow, thansk again
#9: Re: Car died on me Author: MrrNoName, Location: UKPosted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:47 am ---- its not uncommon, first thing to check when the car suddenly dies after having a pothole thud
#10: Re: Car died on me Author: anthony_839, Location: romfordPosted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:28 am ---- mine did that before and the pothole was about the width of my wheel, was pitch black so didnt see it
#11: Re: Car died on me Author: giveitsomebar, Location: redditchPosted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:42 am ---- if you have hit one that hard it would be worth taking the wheel off and making sure its straight if the inside of the wheel is bent just get a leather hammer and beat it as straight as possible if the outsides bent its a little more difficult, you might also need the wheel re balancing
#12: Re: Car died on me Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:06 am ----
troy wrote:
wait! my car is stuck in work, guess il have a look tomorow, thansk again
I reckon you wont be able to find it
Multiplexed 206's don't use this type of kill switch
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