Car doesn't stall?

[name__taken]

Sorry for the possible stupid nature of this question, it's probably something I should already know but:

I recently discovered that lifting my foot off all pedals while driving results in a steady crawl at pretty much exactly 5mph. I wanted to know if doing this (in a traffic jam for example) is bad for my car. Is the car using some anti-stall device or is there some other explanation? I'm fairly sure neither of my other cars did this...

Thanks

 

[RobM]

Most modern cars do this. The ECU stops the car from stalling by keeping the revs up a bit. It's not ideal to let your car drive like this all the time, but for short bursts it's not going to kill the engine.

 

[name__taken]

I thought as much, thank you!

 

[tris]

Is handy for traffic jams

 

[RikH]

never knew that
might stop me coasting so much

 

[daniel_owen_uk]

Try putting your foot on the brake

 

[allh2k]

I find myself forgetting to put the clutch down and getting a very funny response of being pushed forward while braking

(Two kids and no consentration.....)

 

[chillcupra]

Yup same here. Good is traffic!

 

[Big_daddy]

i always do this when reversing out of my drive! use the clucth all the time without any gas!