Why is the Brake pedal higher than the Gas pedal
08-01-2007, 07:48 AM
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Why is the Brake pedal higher than the Gas pedal
I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
expert users please comment.
I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
expert users please comment.
I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
08-01-2007, 12:06 PM
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Re: Why is the Brake pedal higher than the Gas pedal
On Aug 1, 8:48 am, anirudh_jo...@hotmail.com wrote:
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
I think in Audi's case, it may have something to do with the whole
ridiculous 'unintended acceleration' fiasco of the '80's, where people
were stomping on the gas instead of the brake. I think they
consciously have them on a different plane to help prevent this.
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
I think in Audi's case, it may have something to do with the whole
ridiculous 'unintended acceleration' fiasco of the '80's, where people
were stomping on the gas instead of the brake. I think they
consciously have them on a different plane to help prevent this.
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
08-01-2007, 12:06 PM
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Re: Why is the Brake pedal higher than the Gas pedal
On Aug 1, 8:48 am, anirudh_jo...@hotmail.com wrote:
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
I think in Audi's case, it may have something to do with the whole
ridiculous 'unintended acceleration' fiasco of the '80's, where people
were stomping on the gas instead of the brake. I think they
consciously have them on a different plane to help prevent this.
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
I think in Audi's case, it may have something to do with the whole
ridiculous 'unintended acceleration' fiasco of the '80's, where people
were stomping on the gas instead of the brake. I think they
consciously have them on a different plane to help prevent this.
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
08-01-2007, 12:06 PM
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Re: Why is the Brake pedal higher than the Gas pedal
On Aug 1, 8:48 am, anirudh_jo...@hotmail.com wrote:
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
I think in Audi's case, it may have something to do with the whole
ridiculous 'unintended acceleration' fiasco of the '80's, where people
were stomping on the gas instead of the brake. I think they
consciously have them on a different plane to help prevent this.
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
I think in Audi's case, it may have something to do with the whole
ridiculous 'unintended acceleration' fiasco of the '80's, where people
were stomping on the gas instead of the brake. I think they
consciously have them on a different plane to help prevent this.
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
08-01-2007, 12:06 PM
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Re: Why is the Brake pedal higher than the Gas pedal
On Aug 1, 8:48 am, anirudh_jo...@hotmail.com wrote:
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
I think in Audi's case, it may have something to do with the whole
ridiculous 'unintended acceleration' fiasco of the '80's, where people
were stomping on the gas instead of the brake. I think they
consciously have them on a different plane to help prevent this.
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
I think in Audi's case, it may have something to do with the whole
ridiculous 'unintended acceleration' fiasco of the '80's, where people
were stomping on the gas instead of the brake. I think they
consciously have them on a different plane to help prevent this.
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
08-01-2007, 12:42 PM
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Re: Why is the Brake pedal higher than the Gas pedal
anirudh_joshi@hotmail.com wrote:
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
Quite common on Fords/Vauxhalls as well. At least, on the models I
owned it was.
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
Quite common on Fords/Vauxhalls as well. At least, on the models I
owned it was.
08-01-2007, 12:42 PM
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Re: Why is the Brake pedal higher than the Gas pedal
anirudh_joshi@hotmail.com wrote:
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
Quite common on Fords/Vauxhalls as well. At least, on the models I
owned it was.
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
Quite common on Fords/Vauxhalls as well. At least, on the models I
owned it was.
08-01-2007, 12:42 PM
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Re: Why is the Brake pedal higher than the Gas pedal
anirudh_joshi@hotmail.com wrote:
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
Quite common on Fords/Vauxhalls as well. At least, on the models I
owned it was.
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
Quite common on Fords/Vauxhalls as well. At least, on the models I
owned it was.
08-01-2007, 12:42 PM
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Re: Why is the Brake pedal higher than the Gas pedal
anirudh_joshi@hotmail.com wrote:
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
Quite common on Fords/Vauxhalls as well. At least, on the models I
owned it was.
> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
> expert users please comment.
>
> I am posting a question for the first time on the board. I sincerely
> appreciate the advice from all the members. I have been reading the
> posts for almost a year now, and they are very very helpful.
Quite common on Fords/Vauxhalls as well. At least, on the models I
owned it was.
08-01-2007, 12:51 PM
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Re: Why is the Brake pedal higher than the Gas pedal
On Wed, 1 Aug 2007, Dano58 wrote:
> On Aug 1, 8:48 am, anirudh_jo...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
>> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
>> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
>> expert users please comment.
>>
> I think in Audi's case, it may have something to do with the whole
> ridiculous 'unintended acceleration' fiasco of the '80's, where people
> were stomping on the gas instead of the brake. I think they
> consciously have them on a different plane to help prevent this.
Well, if the brake pedal is not higher than the gas pedal, you can't
properly do a heel/toe downshift while braking into a turn...
Steve
> On Aug 1, 8:48 am, anirudh_jo...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> I notice it every time I drive my 2004 A4Q after a long time. All
>> other cars seem to have equal height for both Gas and Brake pedal in
>> resting position. Is this normal, can the height be adjusted, Audi
>> expert users please comment.
>>
> I think in Audi's case, it may have something to do with the whole
> ridiculous 'unintended acceleration' fiasco of the '80's, where people
> were stomping on the gas instead of the brake. I think they
> consciously have them on a different plane to help prevent this.
Well, if the brake pedal is not higher than the gas pedal, you can't
properly do a heel/toe downshift while braking into a turn...
Steve
