Driving in the loan car and I planted my foot to overtake a bus on a dual carrage way

Only to be met with a car still accelerating when I came off the gas

It was due to the rubber mat not using the retaining hook and had slipped foward an it was holding the pedle down till I slipped it backwards

This could have ended a lot differently if it wasn't clear in front of me

So make sure your using the hooks to prevent mat slipping  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Sounds like a nasty experience. As you rightly point out, the hook is there (on the drivers side at least) to stop the mat slipping forward and should always be in place. I have obtained some spare hooks to use on the passenger side and rear mats as these also slip around - not fitted these yet as there is no actual hole in the mat but shouldn't be too much of a problem. At least keeping the mats in place helps keep the almond carpet clean! 2010 HSE TD4 auto, Biscay Blue, Almond Leather, facelift front and rear, detachable towbar, front & rear mudflaps, bib spoilers, clear high level brake light, smooth rear wiper, colour coded door handles.

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Not really! If you press the brake it kills the throttle so you would of been fine

i'll mention it to the garage when i eventually collect my car and let them know,

its a brand new car with only 500 or so miles on it, so its either sloppy PDI or lazy staff, either way i was in a situation were it could have been avoided. Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

npinks wrote:

i'll mention it to the garage when i eventually collect my car and let them know,

its a brand new car with only 500 or so miles on it, so its either sloppy PDI or lazy staff, either way i was in a situation were it could have been avoided.

Perhaps they wanted to kill you? foiled again!

all been well i'll be getting mine back tonight and make it there in one piece  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

npinks wrote:

i'll mention it to the garage when i eventually collect my car and let them know,

its a brand new car with only 500 or so miles on it, so its either sloppy PDI or lazy staff, either way i was in a situation were it could have been avoided.

of course they may just say you shouldn't have been accelerating that hard in the first place - why did you press the peddle to the floor  2002 Honda VFR800
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they say don't smoke in the cars, not don't use the accelerator  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Your brakes will still stop you if needed too. This happend to me once before but it wasant the matts but a bottle of water rolling of the seat. Took a while to figure what was going on lol

To be honest there was no panic, just a moment of why isn't the accelerator still touching my shoe, and a Oh the mats got it stuck down

clear road in front and behind, i just wanted to play with the SD4's power  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

does any body know weather you can turn the engine off on a freelander in an emergency when travelling ie if the throttle jams is it possible to kill the engine by removing the fob if not how do you stop it safely  rainy-city
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bigalf1961 wrote:

does any body know weather you can turn the engine off on a freelander in an emergency when travelling ie if the throttle jams is it possible to kill the engine by removing the fob if not how do you stop it safely

If you could get the fob out you may have a bigger problem with the steering lock!  John
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Hello!! Just brake it kills the throttle!

yes press and hold the start/stop any time and it will kill the engine. steering lock come on when you remove the fob so dont do that while moving. At work
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As per previous two posts...

Touch brake it kills the throttle, one reason I believe there is a pause when you come off the brake and try to accelerate, some describe this as hesitation, a bit of practice, come off the brake early and acceleration is more responsive, also found this to be the case in the Merc.

When travelling along, a quick jab of the Stop/Start does nothing, I imagine to prevent an accidental stop, press and hold for a second or more and the engine will die.