7 quick steps to handle when the car's accelerator pedal is stuck

1. 1. Keep calm

2. Most people who are participating in traffic and unfortunately get stuck on the accelerator pedal, the first reaction will be panic. First, you must stay calm, avoid panic causing loss of control, unable to handle the situation.

Knowing what is happening around you and what is happening around you is crucial in this situation. You need to find a way to get the car off the road, keep an eye out of your mirrors and windows. You can also turn on your hazard lights.

2. Do not turn off the engine immediately when the accelerator pedal is stuck.

Due to the inertia of the vehicle, turning off the engine causes the vehicle's speed to decrease insignificantly. Even turning off the engine when the vehicle's accelerator pedal is suddenly stuck can disable the power steering system, causing the steering wheel to stiffen, making it difficult to control the vehicle and extremely dangerous when the vehicle is at high speed.

3. Do not pull the handbrake

The handbrake is designed to help the vehicle stand still in an inactive state, and to brake the rear wheels to prevent the vehicle from sliding. Therefore, it does not help stop the vehicle while it is moving, and if the accelerator pedal is stuck, the driver still tries to brake the handbrake, which will cause the two rear wheels to lock, causing the vehicle to skid out of control.

4. Use the tip of your right foot to try lifting the accelerator pedal.

Sometimes this simple action is enough. Avoid using the toe of your left foot as this will get in the way, and you will need to use your left foot to depress the clutch and stop the car using another method if this doesn’t work.

5. Brake fully

With a manual transmission, immediately press the brake pedal with steady force, do not press it suddenly and release it many times because the brake assist will be ineffective. Then press the clutch fully to cut the connection that prevents the engine from transmitting power to the wheels because when the foot is stuck, the wheels only run by inertia.

With automatic transmission vehicles, step on the brake pedal firmly and keep your foot steady like with manual transmission vehicles, but absolutely do not press the clutch.

6. Return the vehicle number to N (mo)

Next thing whenstuck acceleratorAfter braking, stay calm and cut off the vehicle's transmission by shifting the vehicle to N. Then stay alert to control the vehicle to avoid collisions and slow down slowly to avoid losing control.

7. Wait for the car to come to a complete stop, turn off the engine and call for help.

When the vehicle's transmission is disconnected, the driver uses the foot brake as usual to reduce the vehicle's speed until it comes to a complete stop. At the same time, find a way to control the vehicle to a safe parking place and when the vehicle comes to a complete stop, turn off the engine.

Now that the car is safe, get out of the car and call for help. Do not try to restart the car as this is very dangerous.