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In the event of any electronic failure, Toyota says its system is designed to default to fail-safe, or limp-home, mode where the engine power is significantly reduced.
Toyota-Funded Study Finds No Problem With Electronics Kate Linebaugh 2010
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In the event of any electronic failure, Toyota says its system is designed to default to fail-safe, or limp-home, mode where the engine power is significantly reduced.
Toyota-Funded Study Finds No Problem With Electronics Kate Linebaugh 2010
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In the event of any electronic failure, Toyota says its system is designed to default to fail-safe, or limp-home, mode where the engine power is significantly reduced.
Toyota-Funded Study Finds No Problem With Electronics Kate Linebaugh 2010
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In the event of any electronic failure, Toyota says its system is designed to default to fail-safe, or limp-home, mode where the engine power is significantly reduced.
Toyota-Funded Study Finds No Problem With Electronics Kate Linebaugh 2010
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Drumming out one limp-home US-born President has yet to herald any positive policies so soon after storm-trooping in Our (Colonial-British) Man from Mombasa. by hommedespoir (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 99 comments [66 recommended, 1 rejected]) on Tuesday, Aug 4, 2009 at 4: 26: 07 PM
Obama Considers Courtroom-Within-a-Prison Complex for Indefinite Detention 2009
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Drumming out one limp-home US-born President has yet to herald any positive policies so soon after storm-trooping in Our (Colonial-British) Man from Mombasa. by hommedespoir (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 99 comments [66 recommended, 1 rejected]) on Tuesday, Aug 4, 2009 at 4: 26: 07 PM
Obama Considers Courtroom-Within-a-Prison Complex for Indefinite Detention 2009
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Mini doesn't like to publicize the limp-home mode, worried that owners might come to rely on it, but the E can crawl roughly 10 miles at up to 25 m.p.h. once its battery indicator is at zero.
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Now, obviously, a site about the presidential elections doesn't want to go into limp-home mode on election night, but it would sure beat going offline.
Webware.com 2008
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As a result, the vehicle "may lose power rather than enter a limp-home mode.
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