I've seen the above message twice now in my message center when coming to a stop. I can't find it in the manual. Has anyone else come across it?


Thx

 

There is a throttle override in these trucks...you can't press the gas and brake at the same time when you're moving. Any chance you are hitting both inadvertently?

 

What no more power-braking?!

 

You can if you're not moving. I've absolutely done a burnout with my dually in this manner, to build a little boost, and it works great.

Not that I do burnouts, but I just wanted to try it.

 

Troverman, it's okay to admit it. We are not here to judge. At least most of us.

 

I love burnouts....just not when the tires are $300 + each, lol. Good to know on this dash warning though in case any of us ever see it pop up.

 

Don't see that like I used to and when I do you can lay $$$ its an OLD person and at my age if I call some old you can figure they are OLD).

Lot of older folks were taught to use the left foot on the brake pedal to keep from pushing in the clutch pedal and free wheeling. As they transistioned to auto trans they never stopped putting the left foot on the brake pedal. In fact some of them would rest their left foot on the brake pedal thinking they could stop quicker that way...only if your brakes have not melted.

 

I have to admit I am a left-foot-braker and i see this message all the time. Now i know why
Troverman. You continue to amaze me with your knowledge......

 

That's pretty thoughtful. Reduce power in case someone's fuel pedal gets stuck under their floor mats .. with the power these trucks make they would pull through the brakes very easily

 

Personally I always brake with my left foot when driving an automatic.

If I am in any traffic at all I also cover the brake pedal with the left foot without touching the pedal. I have done this for so many years (trained to do so as a teen) that my leg rarely fatigues. If it does fatigue I place the foot under the brake pedal and lift up slightly which for some odd reason seems to relieve the muscle fatigue very quickly.

I did some reaction time testing as a young bud many years ago (some minor racing experience) and found that braking with the left covering the brake was much faster than going pedal to pedal with the right foot. No big surprise there i guess.

 

Speaking of brake pedals, does the brake pedal seem unusually high compared to the accelerator on these trucks or is it just me? I've gotten used to it now, but when I first got my truck, it seemed I had to raise my foot extra high to get it on the brake pedal.

 

It does seem a bit higher, which makes it a bit less comfortable. I've mitigated this problem by adjusting the power pedals all the way back.

 

9 out of 10 doctors say a good burnout reduces stress.

 

and the tenth Dr is still doing his burnout.

 

My F450 leaves 4 long tracks if you hit it at 15 MPH. $2400 for 6 19.5 tires? I won't do that much!