That's horrible, you guys should take it into the dealer to see what they would have to say/do about it, as it clearly was a situation that could have ended badly.
I have accidentally done this a couple of times. Never while moving but yeah I have stopped the car when I was really trying to adjust the heat or heated seats. I figured that's what you were going to say when I saw your post..
If you have not made that mistake before then the car losing power all of a sudden would definitely cause some panic which could cause who knows what else.
Reminds me of back in the 80s I think when all these people were positive they were stomping on the brake but their cars would somehow be accelerating at crazy speeds and slamming in to things.. I don't remember if Audi changed anything about the car because of that?
I do not have any other Audis and have limited points of comparison. Is the button in the same place in pretty much every Audi? In other cars I have seen the button up higher on the dash and perhaps more out of harms way..
Not that much lower when reaching to hit it button and trying to keep your eyes on the road.Hmm. I'm not sure how I feel about this...the start/stop button is a very different shape and much lower than the seat heating button. It's also somewhat recessed in its cubby - much more so than, say, in the Q5 or the A8. It's unfortunate that some folks have accidentally pressed it but I'm not sure it's a design flaw of the Q3 so much as just a downside of having ignition switched over to a button vs. a key.
Anyway, I'm glad no one was hurt (human or young Q3) in these incidents!
Thanks for the real-world test - I just didn't have the chance to check/confirm. I'd like to know how long the "press" needs to be - just for clarification. Do you think it could be 3 seconds? Maybe I can try it tomorrow for reference.I just went out. You can shut the car off going over 20 mph at least.. I just did it multiple times cruising around the neighborhood..
It won't shut off with a really quick push of the button but if you push and hold for a little bit it does shut down.. The time you have to hold the button down before it shuts off might be a little quick all things considered but it is definitely longer than when you push it to start or stop when you aren't moving..