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I wasn't referring to the relay in my post, I was criticizing the suggestion that you park the car in neutral using only the parking brake to hold it.
BTW, for those who don't remember, the automatic interlock was mandated after the Audi "unintended acceleration" witch hunt of the mid to late 80s. People started suddenly driving their automatic transmission equipped Audi 5000s through garage doors, over pedestrians, etc, immediately after putting them in gear. 60 Minutes ran an almost totally bogus "expose" on the story, and it almost singlehandedly killed Audi in the US, and even worldwide. As it turned out, Americans were planting their big feet squarely on the accelerator instead of the brake, and the car would take off at full throttle when they put the it in gear. When the investigators finally realuized that the problem wasn't a mechnical one, but a case of "mistaken pedal application", the shifter interlock was mandated by the government.
BTW, if you ever manage to pull this stunt yourself, you'll understand. I did it once myself (after 10 years of driving experience), and it was almost impossible to convince myself that I didn't have my foot on the brake. Fortunately, I had an empty field behind me, and I did no damage. My mother did the same thing, and wasn't so lucky. About a year and a half ago, she started her 1986 Mercedes 560SL and put it in reverse. Her foot had to have been on the accelerator, which she denies to this day. The car took off at full throttle in reverse, and crashed into a tree across the street, totalling it. She still has practically no short-term memory, and has a great deal of back pain. She swears that she looked and made sure that her foot was on the brake (physically impossible in that car), and refuses to listen to suggestions to the contrary. Her car was built before the starter interlock system.
You'll never catch me bypassing one on my own car.
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1991 245, 61k miles, looking for a 5 speed 92-93 245 cheap.
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