Stuck in gear and broken down!
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bernie_eccle said:
Amazing! Thank you. I have just relayed this information. He is presently up a hill in rural Perthshire with a complete strangers phone. I have just called him with this info. Thank you.
My google may have failed him. Suspect that’s not for the alpine, sorry if the case. 
Sorry to hear that!
As far as I can see from the handbook, he should do the following:
With the engine off, doors closed and gearbox in P:
1) TURN ON THE IGNITION
2) SHORT PRESS ON N WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL.
3) IT WILL STAY IN NEUTRAL UNTIL DOOR IS OPENED
Handbrake can be switched off in the usual way while pressing brake pedal.
Remember the breakdown truck should be a FLATBED, apparently!
This should work OK - hope it helps!
Best of luck.
As far as I can see from the handbook, he should do the following:
With the engine off, doors closed and gearbox in P:
1) TURN ON THE IGNITION
2) SHORT PRESS ON N WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL.
3) IT WILL STAY IN NEUTRAL UNTIL DOOR IS OPENED
Handbrake can be switched off in the usual way while pressing brake pedal.
Remember the breakdown truck should be a FLATBED, apparently!
This should work OK - hope it helps!
Best of luck.
as someone who has experienced this, I really recommend all owners practice how to..
a) turn off the car without it engaging park brake
b) force select neutral
c) turn on the ignition without it auto-selecting P or park brake
and do it with or without the drivers door closed/open so you can remember how this blocks certain things.
Even sitting here I can't quite remember and it really would help to print out whatever unusual mode selects from the manual on one card for when your car has broken down from a fuel pump issue..
Because basically there might come a time when you have cannot start the car for whatever reason but still have 12v power and need to MOVE it with the help of someone. You don't want to be struggling with it in gear, or on park brake, or with a steering lock in that situation. Panic means apparently simple things become forgotten like "door closed" or "foot on brake while..."
a) turn off the car without it engaging park brake
b) force select neutral
c) turn on the ignition without it auto-selecting P or park brake
and do it with or without the drivers door closed/open so you can remember how this blocks certain things.
Even sitting here I can't quite remember and it really would help to print out whatever unusual mode selects from the manual on one card for when your car has broken down from a fuel pump issue..
Because basically there might come a time when you have cannot start the car for whatever reason but still have 12v power and need to MOVE it with the help of someone. You don't want to be struggling with it in gear, or on park brake, or with a steering lock in that situation. Panic means apparently simple things become forgotten like "door closed" or "foot on brake while..."
a110au said:
as someone who has experienced this, I really recommend all owners practice how to..
a) turn off the car without it engaging park brake
b) force select neutral
c) turn on the ignition without it auto-selecting P or park brake
and do it with or without the drivers door closed/open so you can remember how this blocks certain things.
Even sitting here I can't quite remember and it really would help to print out whatever unusual mode selects from the manual on one card for when your car has broken down from a fuel pump issue..
Because basically there might come a time when you have cannot start the car for whatever reason but still have 12v power and need to MOVE it with the help of someone. You don't want to be struggling with it in gear, or on park brake, or with a steering lock in that situation. Panic means apparently simple things become forgotten like "door closed" or "foot on brake while..."
There's also the "turn the ignition off" because that is opening and shutting the door - but you might not want to sit waiting for a flatbed with the ignition on slowly killing the battery.a) turn off the car without it engaging park brake
b) force select neutral
c) turn on the ignition without it auto-selecting P or park brake
and do it with or without the drivers door closed/open so you can remember how this blocks certain things.
Even sitting here I can't quite remember and it really would help to print out whatever unusual mode selects from the manual on one card for when your car has broken down from a fuel pump issue..
Because basically there might come a time when you have cannot start the car for whatever reason but still have 12v power and need to MOVE it with the help of someone. You don't want to be struggling with it in gear, or on park brake, or with a steering lock in that situation. Panic means apparently simple things become forgotten like "door closed" or "foot on brake while..."
Would be much simpler if the cars had a normal ignition key and a clutch
This is my car and fairly sure its the fuel pump reading all the posts about it.
Luckily I was doing about 5mph just died and dash flashing all sorts and engine hazard warning.
Thanks to those who helped with info getting it out of gear, car was blocking road not a nice experience that .
Its a 21 plate A110s.
Luckily I was doing about 5mph just died and dash flashing all sorts and engine hazard warning.
Thanks to those who helped with info getting it out of gear, car was blocking road not a nice experience that .
Its a 21 plate A110s.
Good luck getting it sorted. You may also want to consider submitting a safety concern report to DVSA: https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-recalls-and-faults/repo...
The more of us that do it, the more likely it is pressure will be put on Alpine to perform a recall.
/edit to add - please also update the google sheet where we're tracking known fails: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yh3tTKBsh6...
The more of us that do it, the more likely it is pressure will be put on Alpine to perform a recall.
/edit to add - please also update the google sheet where we're tracking known fails: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yh3tTKBsh6...
Edited by jont- on Monday 3rd July 09:32
jont- said:
Good luck getting it sorted. You may also want to consider submitting a safety concern report to DVSA: https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-recalls-and-faults/repo...
The more of us that do it, the more likely it is pressure will be put on Alpine to perform a recall.
/edit to add - please also update the google sheet where we're tracking known fails: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yh3tTKBsh6...
Car just made it to dealers this afternoon still waiting the diagnosis, will let you know.The more of us that do it, the more likely it is pressure will be put on Alpine to perform a recall.
/edit to add - please also update the google sheet where we're tracking known fails: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yh3tTKBsh6...
Edited by jont- on Monday 3rd July 09:32
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