My '88 Mazda 626 also has a clutch pedal interlock, so apparently the
Japanese cars do it too.
--Nate
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Nathan Coraor
'80 Spitfire. plus rust.
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| From: Cwn74@aol.com
| To: triumph@tollhouse.demon.co.uk; triumphs@autox.team.net
| Subject: Re:Gearbox interlock
| Date: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 10:30 AM
|
|
| In a message dated 98-06-17 08:06:51 EDT, triumph@tollhouse.demon.co.uk
| writes:
|
| >
| > I guess that if some halfwit started his car in gear and demolished
his
| > front wall, his first thought would be to sue the manufacturers for
not
| > puting some kind of lockout on the gearbox.
| >
| >
| Did you never hear about the Audi 5000 incident many years ago that
almost
| killed Audi USA?
|
| We now are required to depress the brake pedal before moving the
automatic
| shift lever from Park.
| I have a recall notice on my 86 Jeep Cherokee to have this installed, but
I
| probably won't reply...
|
| Standard shifts must have the clutch depressed (at least at some
timeframe
| this was an interlock) and/or the shifter in neutral.
|
| Clark
|