RE: BUG in Cruise Control on 97 GLX

["Lin, Gary" <Gary.Lin@wang.com>]

I happened to try this with my dad's '93 manual Accord.  Did the same
thing.  Does so with other sticks/autos too.  I believe the reasoning is
why would you ever be coasting in neutral and then engage the cruise.
Your first response to the engine revving probably is to immediately tap
the brake or clutch which disengages it.

Why do they allow this?  The switches at the pedals are probably easier
to do than a shifter sensor to determine neutral for the gearbox, since
neutral isn't a single point but an area (left/right).  An auto could
have a hydraulic sensor for neutral.  I guess more parts / $ is an
issue.

Gary

> Khan M. Klatt wrote:
> Now that you are going about 30mph, push the clutch in, and move the
> shifter into neutral.  (added- let clutch out)
> You should now be coasting, and if you're on a level surface, right
> around
> 30mph.
> Now, hit the cruise button. (Be prepared to hit the brake or push in
> the
> clutch to disengage the cruise) The engine will start to rev.
> My point was to say "doesn't this sound unusual?"
> I was just surprised noone had thought of this. Why would anyone want
> to
> put the car in cruise when the stick was in neutral? Since noone would
> want
> to do this, you'd think the engineers would disable it.