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Hydrolock (a shorthand notation for hydrostatic lock or hydraulic lock) is an abnormal condition of any device which is designed to compress a gas by mechanically restraining it caused by a liquid entering the device.
Animation of how a power lock system works (simple relay operation) Power door locks (also known as electric door locks or central locking ) allow the driver or front passenger to simultaneously lock or unlock all the doors of an automobile or truck , by pressing a button or flipping a switch .
The problem of sudden unintended acceleration has been reported to have existed in some Lexus vehicles and Toyota vehicles going back to 1999, when CTS did not even make this product for any customer, CTS believes that the rare slow return pedal phenomenon, which may occur in extreme environmental conditions, should absolutely not be linked ...
The rear wheels only receive power and torque from the rear electric motor(s). [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] E-Four was first implemented in the 2001 Toyota Estima Hybrid and is used in several Toyota and Lexus cars, e.g. 2016 Toyota RAV4 , [ 9 ] Lexus NX 300h , Lexus RX 450h , [ 10 ] and Toyota Prius AWD-e, [ 11 ] and in the future may be used in the ...
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Electric locks are sometimes stand-alone with an electronic control assembly mounted directly to the lock. Electric locks may be connected to an access control system, the advantages of which include: key control, where keys can be added and removed without re-keying the lock cylinder; fine access control, where time and place are factors; and ...
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Most modern vehicles with automatic hubs, automatically lock their hubs when using low range gearbox, making it difficult or impossible to use torque multiplication in conjunction with FWD or RWD. Locking hub mechanisms also generally extend further beyond the wheel than most axles, and exposed hub locks can be broken or damaged by off-road ...