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"Service Throttle" warning - I made it appear 3 times.

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#1 ·
Well, at least I think so. I have an occasional need to use both feet for brake and throttle. By pressing both pedals simultaneously I've noticed that I can make the Service Throttle warning appear, along with a few moments of reduced power, with a subsequent full recovery. I've noted to not do that any more.

I did a quick search and didnt find any other posts about this so I thought I would post and see if anyone knows of any long-term effects or other issues. If not, then maybe this is informative for someone that inadvertantly gets the warning and might not know why.

FWIW - My BMW would do more or less the same thing...but it didnt recover without a visit to the dealer or at least a code scanner reset.
 
#5 ·
I had the same problem in FL last year, It Died and I had to roll of the side of the road to restart it. The Eco D does not like being driven with both feet... Luckily it restarted with no ill effects but it freaked me out a little....
 
#8 ·
I don't understand why you need to drive with 2 feet, unless it's a manual transmission. And driving behind someone who does it isn't much fun either - with the brake lights on all the time, there's no warning that they're braking until you notice that you're closing in on them.
(Just my opinion.)
 
#10 ·
I drive with two feet and run into this often. As soon as you lift both feet it goes back to normal but I hate the fact it cuts throttle entirely when it happens.

Driving with two feet doesn't mean you drag your foot on the brake all the time. It means that you have good feel in your left foot (versus only know how to stomp a clutch). It works where you are trying to spool up the engine to make a cut across two lanes of traffic (a big worry where I live). Those who have driven a go kart - the brake is on the left and makes sense. Unfortunately most cars don't put in a brake pedal that is comfortable for most drivers and requires awkward foot position to do so.
 
#14 ·
I always left foot brake - just don't hit them both at the same time and there is no problem. Reaction times are way better. I left foot brake in a stick shift too - on the track :lol:
 
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