Unintended Acceleration - This is as good a place to start as any

[Huw Powell]

>>>Still, the basic UA type incident rule is to use the brakes to get
>>>slowed down and somewhere safe, then turn off the engine.  Turning off
>>>the engine at speed, with manouvering ahead, just messes up too many
>>>things you are used to having - like power steering, brakes, etc.
>>
>>Unless your accumulator is in tip-top shape, eh?
> 
> Accumulator is only for brake assist though, not steering. :) Of course in a
> non-slushbox car (see: no stick? no turbo? no quattro? no way!)  the
> hydraulic pump will still be turning as long as the car is still in gear.

But if your key is on, and the car is moving and in gear, the engine 
will probably start again... if anything is the goal of turning off the 
engine at speed in a UA incident, it is to disengage the gears (put it 
in N, shift to neutral, or keep clutch depressed) and basically coast 
while braking to a stop.

-- 
Huw Powell

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