Sprinter CDi Braking

[Cnics]

Just a quick one,

Don't ask how I found this out because i'm not too sure myself, but i'm wondering if this is supposed to happen.

Imagine the scenario, you are cruising at say 40mph with a steady foot on the throttle and you touch the brake with your left foot. YES YES i know i have no idea what i was trying to achieve either. But the fuel pump stops, is this normal? I'll assume its part of the electronics that such as the cruise control uses (not that this model has it but i'm informed that putting the stick into place is enough to get it to work) Even if pulling hard (foot to floor) a tap on the brake pedal and hold the throttle at full and the pump switches off as if you've lifted your foot off.

Any clues?

 

[star]

Just a quick one,

Don't ask how I found this out because i'm not too sure myself, but i'm wondering if this is supposed to happen.

Imagine the scenario, you are cruising at say 40mph with a steady foot on the throttle and you touch the brake with your left foot. YES YES i know i have no idea what i was trying to achieve either. But the fuel pump stops, is this normal? I'll assume its part of the electronics that such as the cruise control uses (not that this model has it but i'm informed that putting the stick into place is enough to get it to work) Even if pulling hard (foot to floor) a tap on the brake pedal and hold the throttle at full and the pump switches off as if you've lifted your foot off.

Any clues?

All CDI's do this inc cars, fuel economy and engine braking i suppose.

 

[television]

My car does that, sitting at the lights for a super get away, nothing happened when I used 2 feet :roll::roll:

 

[Cnics]

Aaah, this appears slightly different though Malcom. (I didn't mention in initially).

It appears that if I am accelerating gently and tap the brake pedal, al is lost as i now understand to be a feature, but if i then push harder on the thottle even with the brake pressed then it springs back to life.


Anyway, mustn't dwell on such little things.