I pulled into a parking spot the other day and admittedly, I was a little distracted. However, I hit the start-stop button with my foot on the brake. I took my foot off the brake and the car moved forward. I looked down and there was a message that the car wasn't in park and the engine hadn't shut off.
What would you do if the throttle stuck? I'm assuming putting it neutral would allow you to kill the engine but who's going to think of that in a panic situation? Is there something this feature is guarding against that I'm not aware of?

 

If you press the Start/Stop switch twice, it should shut the engine off, no matter the gear.

 

This is a pretty common solution for a stuck throttle across the board for pretty much any car. The recommended procedure, should the throttle stick, is to put the car in neutral, steer to the side of the road away from traffic while bringing the car to a stop, then shut off the engine. You do risk damage to the engine in this scenario due to over-revving, but by keeping the engine running you maintain power steering and brakes allowing you to bring the car to a controlled stop, and in the ultimate safety scenario that is more important than an engine.

 

Well, I wouldn't have to worry about the steering since it's electric. I know some cars have a rev limiter when in neutral but I'm not about to try it out on mine.
I just remember the Lexus in California that had the stuck throttle and 4 people died as a result.

 

I'm not familiar with that particular case, but in many cases a serious accident due to a stuck throttle is because the driver simply doesn't know how to handle it.