To confirm, are you referring to the "notice" on p541 of Insight Owners Manual that reads: "The following can damage the driveline: 1) Depressing the accelerator and brake pedals simultaneously 2) Changing to P before the vehicle stops completely." - ?
I was curious on whether this mention by Honda was a "hybrid thing" or an "all Honda" thing, and skimmed the owners manuals for the Clarity, Accord Hybrid, Accord, and Civic. All of the Honda sedan manuals have the SAME notice worded in the same way, regardless of hybrid or traditional gasoline model (Clarity = p447 / Accord Hybrid = p548 / Accord = p581 / Civic = p500).
I think Honda is generally advising that applying the brake and throttle at the same time is hard on the car, causing extra strain on the transmission and brakes in particular. For a hybrid, there's the added complexity that the brakes are tied to regeneration and battery charging, so it seems like there's higher risk involved.
I was curious on whether this mention by Honda was a "hybrid thing" or an "all Honda" thing, and skimmed the owners manuals for the Clarity, Accord Hybrid, Accord, and Civic. All of the Honda sedan manuals have the SAME notice worded in the same way, regardless of hybrid or traditional gasoline model (Clarity = p447 / Accord Hybrid = p548 / Accord = p581 / Civic = p500).
I think Honda is generally advising that applying the brake and throttle at the same time is hard on the car, causing extra strain on the transmission and brakes in particular. For a hybrid, there's the added complexity that the brakes are tied to regeneration and battery charging, so it seems like there's higher risk involved.