Re: Clutch

Posted by HH56 On 2015/4/13 16:11:33

Unsure from your description if the car has the electric clutch or not. If not then problem is mechanical so I'd check linkage for binding, disconnection or jam.

If the car has the Electromatic and all pieces are present, connected and working then If the car suddenly started with the clutch pedal moving on its own I would check to see if the switch was accidentally turned on. With the switch off the car is a total manual operation as if the Electromatic didn't exist. If on, then the operation is as you described. There is no indicator light to let you know the on/off status.

There are some other conditions which have to be met for the control to be active but generally below a certain speed and if the accelerator is fully released, then when coming to a stop the clutch will start to disengage and will stay disengaged until you want to move again. A combination of switches and linkage operated by the accelerator pedal will command the clutch to reengage. If you never pressed the accelerator to go again during the issue then things could be working as designed.