Sunday, July 5, 2009

Video of car auto shifting to "N' while driving

Unfortunately, we're still having the problem with the MINI E shifting to "N" on it's own while we're driving. The gear shifter still shows "D" but the display shows "N". See video below. The set up for what'll you see: Dry road, sunny, driving at 40mph and punching it....video shows what happens:

4 comments:

  1. what did you do in your experiment to cause it to happen?

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  2. Funny thing and could be related...I have driven the eBox by AC Propulsion, the guys who did the MINI E conversion, and under hard acceleration the eBox popped into N. AC Propulsion said it was a defense mechanism to keep systems stable - but they did make programming less sensitive later I heard. You may have already gone this route but have you checked with the dealer or MINIUSA to see if you have the latest programming?
    www.mymini-e.blogspot.com

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  3. Michael: Dry road, sunny, driving at 40mph and punching it.

    Cneff: No, I haven't but I'll inquire when I take the vehicle in this time. Car was in the shop at the beginning of June. If there's been an update since then, I don't have it. Thank you for the info.

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  4. This happened to me 2x last month after about 2 weeks driving (6/5 inception). However, it was at a stop light as oppoed to driving (!!!). I was told it is a software glitch and just turn the car off (for you, please leave the road carefully) and restart the car and the issue will clear. They are working on the issue.

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