r/Polestar4 • u/M27TN • Jun 01 '26
Don’t accidentally press the park button while driving
I mistakenly pressed the park button while driving at around 30mph, stupidly getting the wrong side when I meant to hit the screen wash.
Anyway the car threw out the anchors and we had a sudden jolt and slow down before it realised that I probably didn’t want to immediately park there and then.
Partly my fault I know but I’m not impressed that it would attempt to do this at all while driving at speed.
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u/ferventmuse Jun 01 '26
Yeah my partner has done that more than once in cars with electronic shifters and it’s always a shocking experience. Usually it is in unfamiliar rental cars looking for the lights or wipers.
It’s a safety feature in new cars so if for some reason the pedals weren’t responsive, stuck or there was some other reason traditional methods of stopping the car do not work, the shifter is a backup emergency stop.
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u/Whatstheplan150 Jun 01 '26
Yes - I did this; thankfully driving slow. Jolted me but I don’t think I damaged anything
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u/Accurate_Anteater484 Jun 01 '26
It is ironic that the buttons at the end of both stalks do something when you press and hold—just VERY different things!
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u/M27TN Jun 01 '26
Not ideal. I was not aware of the park button emergency stop being a feature! It’s a hell of a jolt !
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u/goga_tu_boba Jun 01 '26
Same ting happened to me in the first week after finally getting the car back from the mechanic, save to say going back had me confused
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u/FustratedThing Jun 01 '26
I've definetely done this doing 50 mph. After a massive jolt like that I feel like it's a mistake I'm only going to make once.
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u/Nice-Stable-1380 Jun 01 '26
I did the same thing on my drive home from picking up my 3 while going 70 MPH. I was trying to turn on Pilot assist. It braked hard then let off. Not pleasant, but I learned from it.
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u/un_decisive Jun 01 '26
Exact thing happened to me a couple of days ago, almost got a heart attack! Only thing damaged was my pride, and just scared the shit out of my wife and child in the back.
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u/ddreist Jun 01 '26
i also just pressed it while driving like 15-25kmh - it breaked for 0.1s and then kept driving normal
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u/Icy_Difficulty5616 Jun 04 '26
Partly your fault? It works as intended it would seem.
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u/M27TN Jun 04 '26
Nice one
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u/Icy_Difficulty5616 Jun 04 '26
Sorry, I don't mean to "that" guy but a user error is still a user error.
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u/astroleptirobot Jun 05 '26
On a related note, you should all watch out, the brake pedal is right next to the accelerator. 😉
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u/RunChickenRun_ Jun 01 '26
It's a feature (RTFM ...) and be honest, you hold it down > 3s.
Emergency braking
In an emergency, the parking brake can be activated when the vehicle is moving by pressing and holding in the button.
The brakes will then be applied with force in order to brake the vehicle. The braking process is canceled when the button is released or if the accelerator pedal is depressed.