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Re:How does a gas pump know to shut itself off? (1981) by dotancohen on Sunday October 11, 2020 @05:34AM (#24744684)
It is very likely that whatever you are driving today, if it was manufactured in the past two decades in Europe, North America, Brazil, Korea, or Japan, will not let you shift into Drive (automatic) without depressing the brake pedal.
Re:How does a gas pump know to shut itself off? (1981) by MertsA on Sunday October 11, 2020 @07:57AM (#24745191)
And there's also universally an override to that interlock and the manual tells you exactly where it is. Usually you just pop off a little cover on the gear shift and depress a mechanical button under that cover with the key to the car or any thin enough piece of metal long enough to reach. If Tesla doesn't have something equivalent for charging cables that can be used by the owner then that's a flaw with Tesla. There's a reason why everyone else has an override.