Feature bitch!

MutatedMango said:

Brake hold only turns on when you turn it on it's not automatic...

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I'm telling you that it comes on for me and I never turned it on.

Shhh... don’t tell’em the throttle pedal isn’t connected to the engine with a cable anymore.

Erin Tyres said:

The keyless Civics have an anti theft feature to lock the steering when the engine is shut off. In other words, the car's computer decides when to lock the steering. It works fine, but if that steering wheel ever locks up at 40 mph on Route 66, I am going to be in big trouble.

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Does anyone know if such a scenario is actually possible?

MrZivic said:

Shhh... don’t tell’em the throttle pedal isn’t connected to the engine with a cable anymore.

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Dude, yea, I laughed pretty hard when I watched a clip of someone installing an Acuity throttle spacer bracket. I was thinking it would be cool to see how the throttle pedal actually works, or at least, some of how it connects to the rest of the vehicle.

Oh wait, just kidding. The guy unbolted the pedal from the floor, then unplugged a wiring harness, and that was that. The entire pedal is just to give drivers the familiarity of cable-driven throttles from the past, but it's actually nothing more than a volume knob for your gas now. I feel placated... lol

Spiff44 said:

I'm telling you that it comes on for me and I never turned it on.

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Brake Hold is the button on the console, when toggled ON, it will engage the electronic parking brake at stops automatically. If that button isn't pressed in it will NOT automatically come on.

Maybe you accidentally pressed the button and didn't realize it. Is the green "brake hold" illuminated on your dash?

Are you sure you aren't talking about the manual's built-in automatic hill hold assist?

And I'm telling you that it still engages without being on. Hopefully others here can substantiate a similar experience.

Spiff44 said:

And I'm telling you that it still engages without being on. Hopefully others here can substantiate a similar experience.

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Hill assist is different from brake hold, and can't be turned off as far as I know. My '14 CR-Z has it and a manual e-brake. I don't get the hate for the brake hold anyway, it's never hindered me in any way.

Erin Tyres said:

The keyless Civics have an anti theft feature to lock the steering when the engine is shut off. In other words, the car's computer decides when to lock the steering. It works fine, but if that steering wheel ever locks up at 40 mph on Route 66, I am going to be in big trouble.

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I was once driving my old 99 civic (no longer have) when it was the cool thing to have a lanyard on your keys. I moved my leg or something and basically ripped the key right out of the ignition. Steering wheel locked, i could not steer the car doing like 60 mph down the highway. I cannot remember this second if the engine cut off or not. Luckily i could reach the key, get it into the steering column and then get home and change my underwear.

Oh, my bad... I forgot someone did say that hill assist was different... Okay, I stand correct on that point as well.. That indeed is the case.. only on steep hills do I notice it.

cafecito820 said:

Maybe I'm misunderstanding you here, but are you saying there's some kind of weight sensor that needs to be activated before the car will start? Because I definitely started my SI last night while standing outside the door (cleaning out trash).

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So you're telling us you started your Civic Si, which requires you to step on the clutch in order to do so, from the outside while you were cleaning it? Sounds pretty suspect to me. Do you really own an Si?

Edit: I see the part about weight sensor, but I'm still confused as to how you put the clutch in while standing. Must be very flexible.

We're in that bad time of year when digital AC totally s*cks! in the morning, it's blasting heat and in the afternoon lots of cold air, when all I want is a gentle bit of ventilation.

Would love a manual override "red/blue" knob instead of the digits.

Auto manufacturers could fix this by having a "heat to" setting (68 for me) and a "chill to" setting (75 for me). I don't want to be really hot or really cold.

250gtswb said:

Does anyone know if such a scenario is actually possible?

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The steering does not lock if the engine stalls. I tested it by lifting and holding the parking brake switch while driving 10 mph. The anti lock brakes engaged, and the car came to a shuddering stop, stalling the engine. (I have manual transmission.) For that case, the car's steering lock programming is perfectly right.

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Erin Tyres said:

I tested it by lifting and holding the parking brake switch while driving 10 mph. The anti lock brakes engaged, and the car came to a shuddering stop, stalling the engine. (I have manual transmission.)

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Really?? So I can still do a "Rockford turn"?

WhiteSi said:

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Really?? So I can still do a "Rockford turn"?

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No, it seems to apply the brakes to all four wheels. Any recent Civic has stability control, so the electronics are able to apply the brakes. Pulling the brake while driving stops the car, engages the parking brake, and leaves the steering unlocked. There are lots of other good things about the 10th gen Civic, but it won't do parking brake turns.