Left Foot Braking

[BCM]

How the hell do you switch of what ever part of the cars brain that cuts the throttle when you left foot brake?

Does this annoy anyone else?
Track days are a PITA, bedding in brakes takes longer, drying off pads after puddles etc, the list goes on!

Someone must know!

Dave? Rob? Bill?

 

[jaymd]

I don't think you can because the car is DBW.

 

[BCM]

Surley that means you defo can becaue its all computer controlled.

 

[gb]

How the hell do you switch of what ever part of the cars brain that cuts the throttle when you left foot brake?

Does this annoy anyone else?
Track days are a PITA, bedding in brakes takes longer, drying off pads after puddles etc, the list goes on!

Someone must know!

Dave? Rob? Bill?

random question willie you must be board at work

 

[BCM]

Good guess Grieg!
7 Mins to go!
Been a long very tough week! Been working all day and job hunting all night!
Need to find somethin new.

 

[DPJ]

You can't turn it off.

Going for a stand alone ECU would solve it

 

[BCM]

Any cheaper options?
Would disconecting the pedal switch make a diff?
Then run a brake light switch from the pedal box?

 

[DPJ]

I don't know what havoc would be caused to the abs if the pedal switch was disconnected........ maybe none....... It won't be a simple as that.

 

[wisejason]

Any cheaper options?
Would disconecting the pedal switch make a diff?
Then run a brake light switch from the pedal box?

Plus someone is likely to plough in to you cause no brake lights came on.

EDIT: IGNORE me I should of read your post correctly

 

[lc_allan]

I remember the first and probably last time I tried to left foot brake.
In the g/f's Clio. I nearly dislocated my shoulder on the belt.
Must take some practice as whatever pressure I thought I was applying was x10

 

[olliep]

yeah, left foot only seems to understand 'on' and 'off' no inbetween. maybe oneday i'll come to enjoy biting my tongue off on the way to work...

 

[m0rk]

isn't there two brake pedal switches on the Leon?

one for the lights, one for the ECU?

 

[The Mann]

Plus someone is likely to plough in to you cause no brake lights came on.

EDIT: IGNORE me I should of read your post correctly

Haha, I've done the same myself. So naturally the left foot just comes all the way down and...oops

 

[JamesL]

I tried it a few times ony old golf, and got ok towards the end, but I was rubbish at first LOL. Couldn't do it now!

 

[strugers1]

press the brake first then the gas it will cut out but lift off gas and go back on the gas and you can do it that way a pain but you can o it!!an if your left foot braking you should never touch the brake and the gas at the same time always on one or the other!!i never have the problem of it cutting out

 

[strugers1]

left foot braking is the best on the round bouts hard on boost with the right foot stamp the left foot to the floor an welcome a nice big drift its ace!!!

 

[ibizacupra]

isn't there two brake pedal switches on the Leon?

one for the lights, one for the ECU?

yes. two of them, working in different directions also from memory

To stop mine I disconnected (via switch) the brake lights and the ecu then did'nt know brake was being applied.. It did however pop up implausable signal as its expecting to see only brake and only throttle applied.
If you make other means for lights to work then this seemed to work for me. Mine was sprinting so only me on track @ time so no lights was not a concern.

 

[BCM]

press the brake first then the gas it will cut out but lift off gas and go back on the gas and you can do it that way a pain but you can o it!!an if your left foot braking you should never touch the brake and the gas at the same time always on one or the other!!i never have the problem of it cutting out

Wrong. if you ever go on a track or drive at any sort of speed, left foot braking is used more oftern than not, going into and through a bend mostly, resons is that is means you can usually bring back any understear you get from being FWD and move it to slight overstear to correct it, basically like pulling on the handbraak slightly while still flooring it.
So your still powering through the bend and not taking any hands of the wheel.

 

[Willie]

When do you get your licence back?
You fancying a few days at KH next year?

 

[BCM]

Aye, will be mate, february 14th i can take a retest.
need to get the car set up, misses been driving i so its been cheap tyres and no suspension or arbs, make it as forgiving as poss!