eldis
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MS has no parking pawl, just the e brake, according to Johan. Press P and hold as car slows to an e-stop, cleaning the pads in the process. Maybe his pawl is just non-functional. :scared:
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That Tesla motor on the video is mine - After a bit of thinking and examining the Tesla Model S drivetrain, I've came to this conclusion - the casting of the Model S gearbox indeed suggest that there should be a brake pawl. But they did not put it - probably because they didn't need it. On the other hand the Mercedes B electric got it, maybe Toyota RAV4 electric got it as well - I'm not sure. As a matter of fact the inverter is exactly the same. I did hold a true Tesla Model S inverter in my hand. I also did see the Tesla Model S motor, and I couldn't observe any difference between mine and the Model S. Since that Mercedes is a "small production car", I would presume that they just got almost unmodified drivetrain from Tesla Model S. They also inherited exactly the same charger and several other modules. It wouldn't make economical sense to redesign this unit, so they just limited the power in software, and added the parking pawl for which the gearbox was already prepared.
At least that's the theory. I'll let you know once I pull 1200A from my inverter and motor, if it survived or not Only one way to find out..