Nothing, with my car at least. It's easy to steer without power steering at 60mph, and my car has a built in vacuum reserve for the brakes(for auto-stop purposes).
Electric power steering, probably still powered Then again I'm thinking of a 3600 lb car with 275/40/17 front tires :awe:
Electric power steering, probably still powered Then again I'm thinking of a 3600 lb car with 275/40/17 front tires :awe:
Do new cars disable the steering lock if the vehicle is still moving? On older cars, turning the ignition switch to 'off' will engage the steering lock once the wheel is turned to a certain point.
If you're in anything but park (which you have to be when going 60mph ) the ignition won't turn off far enough to lock the wheel (or pull the key for that matter).
And to restart the engine you have to put the transmission in neutral first. Or park, but I don't suggest you try jamming the transmission into park while rolling at 60mph
OP stated off position, which you can do with a manual transmission
But yeah you're right, it won't go to 'off' with an automatic.
just curious:
what happens if you are going 60mph then turn the engine off?(ignition key to off position)
Locked steering wheel isn't a big deal... you don't even have to turn the engine on, just twist the key 1/4" and you've got steering again.
OP stated off position, which you can do with a manual transmission
But yeah you're right, it won't go to 'off' with an automatic.