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Originally Posted by CL8
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Toyota and others say to to press with both feet on the brake, then put the vehicle in neutral, then pull over and turn off the engine.
My boss insists pushing the gear shift to neutral should be the last resort because it will blow the engine with the throttle depressed to the floor.
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I think the most important issue here is safety. Flipping it in neutral at speed may be hazardous because you are coasting and have lost the ability to maintain speed or accelerate.
Speed and acceleration are useful to have when trying to pull off on a busy highway, so, imo its safer to leave it in gear and just use the brake until you are on the side of the road and ready to come to a full stop.
Years ago I had a '77 Jeep (with a high-powered 401 V8) which used to stick wide open on occasion (Defective carb throttle body). Leaving it in gear and relying on the brake was preferable to neutral when pulling over, imo.