Toyota's "original" design of the mat will be a problem, if it is a small company designed and processed foot pads, do you think it must be reliable?
People who care about car news must have heard of Toyota’s “accelerated door†(aka “accident acceleration doorâ€), but I do not know how many people know that the original perpetrator of Toyota’s scandal was the inconspicuous pad. .
â–²Photograph of a Toyota Camry accident announced by the U.S. police in November 2010. The police suspect that this car accident that caused two deaths and two injuries was related to "accidental acceleration."
China is undoubtedly the largest consumer market for car mats, but there is a very strange phenomenon. You rarely see people using "original pads" and "three-dimensional" and "big envelops" in their cars. "Circle", "large surrounded by wire ring" mats, are from the aftermarket.
Some car manufacturers are relatively embarrassing, such as SAIC Volkswagen, GAC Toyota, most of the models do not come with factory floor mats; but there are many manufacturers, such as BMW, FAW Toyota, FAW - Volkswagen and the like, the car is shipped, each car has With the original car mat.
The original factory floor mat is usually placed in the trunk. If you do not see it when you buy a car, you must ask a sales consultant.
â–² borrow friends pictures, look at the original factory mat
This "original foot pad" is generally a velvet material, looks not to be resistant to dirt, not good enough to deal with rain and snow mud, and the area is relatively small, the car floor is not fully protected. As a result, most cars accepted the "big encirclement" donated by the 4S store, or they bought another set of Chinese-Italian mats. The factory's mats were then discarded.
The price of the original floor mats is not cheap. If you order at a 4S shop, the cheaper ones will cost 4,500 yuan, the more expensive ones will have 7,800, and some luxury brands have thousands of mats.
After all, the original pad is carefully designed, and the selection is relatively strict, and the processing is relatively meticulous. Generally speaking, it is more environmentally friendly and fits well with the floor of the car. Whether it is a visual effect or a footstep that is stepped on, all are Very good. The shortcomings are also mentioned above. They are not resistant to dirt and general protection.
â–²Original pads for the driver's seat, all with fixed clips
These are not critical. The key point is that the safety of the factory's floor mats is relatively more secure.
If Toyota did not make the "accelerated door" affecting the world, people wouldn't think that a foot pad would also involve the safety of the car, and some car owners would die.
Toyota's "Automatic Acceleration Gate" began its major attack at the end of 2009 and continued until 2011. More than 9 million cars were recalled during the period, involving more than a dozen models of the Toyota and Lexus brands. Some of them were problems with the floor mats, some were with accelerator pedals, and some were with both problems.
The driver's foot pads are the front brake and accelerator (accelerator) pedals, and the manual transmission car also has multiple clutch pedals. The problem with the Toyota car mat is that in some cases, the mat position will move forward (especially when the mat is not fixed to the floor with a snap), and the accelerator pedal may get stuck, resulting in driving The car has been rushing forward with a big throttle and there is no way to stop.
â–²Toyota mats that trigger "automatic acceleration"
The first step in Toyota's recall of the Ottoman problem is to allow the owner to immediately stop using the driver's floor mat. The second step is to provide improved floor mats, shorten the accelerator pedal, and remove the foam inside the floor below the accelerator pedal. Something to lower the floor height.
All of these measures are nothing more than wanting to keep the accelerator pedal away from the floor mats and floors, so that they can no longer be entangled.
Toyota also promised to fully equip the “brake priority systemâ€, which was already common at the time in European cars. The effect is that if the car accidentally accelerates, the engine can be switched to idling when the brakes are applied.
We can focus on how the mat is improved.
In fact, it is very simple. The improved floor mat mainly reduces the size and thickness. Smaller and thinner, it can be farther away from the accelerator pedal to prevent the accelerator pedal from getting stuck in the foot pad when it is pressed.
â–² This is an all-weather mat for Toyota Camry's rubber material. The left is the pre-improvement and the right is the improved. It can be clearly seen that the improvement is mainly “slimmingâ€. The earliest "accidental acceleration gate" was this "all-weather mat"
In addition, Toyota’s fixed-foot pad buckles were also designed to be unreasonable and easily released from the floor, causing the mat to move inadvertently.
â–²Toyota buckles that were fixed at the beginning of Toyota can be easily removed from the floor. This design may cause the clips to accidentally escape from the fixed position on the floor, which may cause certain safety hazards.
Seeing here, we already understand that the driver's foot mat is related to safety, and there are two key characteristics: First, the shape design must be reasonable, and absolutely must avoid interference with the accelerator pedal; second, it must be fixed, absolutely must avoid Slide forward.
â–² The picture above shows the Toyota Camry before the recall. The picture below shows the recalled Lexus ES350. The accelerator pedal in the figure below is significantly shorter and the pad size is also significantly reduced.
"Original foot pad" Why protection is not "precise"? Especially in the driver's foot pad, why can't the floor cover be tight? There is an article here.
Nowadays, the rear market has a wide variety of mats. The emphasis is on keeping the floors tight and easy to clean up, so “big siege†is particularly popular. These floor mats are indeed much better than the original floor mats in protecting the interior floor of the car, but the safety may not pass. When choosing, be sure to confirm that the driver's foot pads will not interfere with the pedals in front of you.
▲The “big siege†mats that are better protected in the car floor are now particularly popular
Acceleration (throttle) pedal stuck is dangerous and will "auto-acceleration" can not stop, in fact, the brake pedal and clutch pedal is as dangerous as a stuck. Think about it. When you are in an unexpected situation, you must avoid the brakes while driving. If the brake pedal is stuck, the car will remain in a braking state. The action is severely limited and the consequences are unpredictable. If you open a manually blocked car, if the clutch suddenly gets stuck, the car will instantly lose power and the consequences will be equally unpredictable.
Therefore, carefully check the driver's foot pad. You can step on each pedal to see if there is a chance of getting stuck without the car. Even if it does not get stuck, we must also consider whether the thickness of the mat is appropriate or not. If it is too thick, the three pedals may not step on the bottom. This is also an obstacle to driving safety.
There is also that the foot pad of the driver's seat must be firmly fixed and must not be moved.
â–²Original pads are generally snapped to the floor
In fact, there are indeed real cases in which a pedal stuck on a pedal and there is a dangerous situation. On the one hand, the scope of the spread is not large enough to attract enough attention. On the other hand, due to the lack of relevant statistics, we cannot determine the actual hidden dangers of car mats. How big is it?
But as long as you think of Toyota's "automatic acceleration door", you know that this is not a trivial matter. Toyota's "original" design of the mat will be a problem, if it is a small company designed and processed foot pads, do you think it must be reliable?
â–²A car owner forum, the owner of the car using the picture to demonstrate his thrilling experience of the throttle stuck
In fact, it is more reliable for auto manufacturers to solve the problem of their own floor mats. I just don't understand why the mat that came with the "original factory" must be a velvet material that is not well-tended. China's car environment is not very good, and there is a certain amount of dust on the ground. If it runs into snow and snow, it will inevitably come with a muddy sand. If the "original" pad is made of rubber or " "Circle ring" material, is it not more practical?
In other words, the earliest problem that Toyota had exposed in the United States was the "all-weather mat" of rubber material. This all-weather mat is made of rubber and can handle harsh road conditions and weather. It is also to prevent the sediment from contaminating the floor. The area originally designed for this floor mat is relatively large. Unfortunately, unfortunately there is a problem and it is forced to “downslide†for safety. In fact, the Chinese car owners protect the interior of the car. A bit too much, a floor, we must use four feet up from the mat to protect the airtight, good to see, do not say, really that necessary?
To be fair, the velvet floor mats that come with the original factory are not as filthy as everyone thinks. It's not so bad to clean and take care of, and the durability is also quite good. I saw a car owner sunbathing in a car owner forum. He used it for 16 years without washing it. Washed with detergent, it looked quite clean.
â–²A vehicle owner revealed in the forum that it had spent 16 years on the floor mat
If you have "original" pads, don't throw them. The quality is really good and the safety is good. If you are not satisfied with the car's floor mats, some car manufacturers' 4S shops will sell the feet of rubber or coil material. The mat is also a good choice; if you want to choose your own mat, remember to confirm that there is no safety hazard in the driver's foot pad.
East Lashi remind:
First, if there is a factory floor mat on the car, try to use the original floor mat, at least the driver's seat should use the original floor mat. (Be careful to identify the "original" floor mat and 4S shop floor mat, which can be confirmed to the 4S shop)
Second, the use of the original Ottomans, must be fixed to the floor with a snap, do not plan to casually shop on the drive.
Third, if you buy your own mat, carefully check the driver's foot pad to confirm whether there is the possibility of interfering with the front clutch, brake, acceleration (accelerator) pedal; at the same time, to confirm whether the foot pad is firm, there is the possibility of displacement Sex.
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