My 13 plate polo needed clutch pressed in to start the engine. As does my mums A1... Can't speak for none vag cars.I'm confused....if your car is manual with a key start why does it need the clutch pressed to start it?
Every manual car with a key start I've ever driven has not required the clutch to be pressed to enable starting.
Is this an Audi specific thing?
The 4 cars i owned prior to this one have all been keyless start.....so I didn't know.
Trouble is that my boots will be plastered in oil and other nasties..I usually just put my foot on the clutch from outside if I’m not getting straight in, it’s a little lunge but it works.
I’ll try that...Maybe something to do with the Start/Stop function having to press the clutch. Out of curio...:Have u tried disabling the function then trying to start the manual car ?
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Yes that's the correct method for keyless systems.....it was traditional key start systems I was surprised about.My wife’s C-Max is keyless start and you need to press the brake (it’s an auto) and the parents Kadjar is keyless start and they have to press the clutch (manual)
Me too. In Jap cars from 2000's ish you had to press the clutch to start too.Yes - strange question. I have always pressed the clutch to start on manuals.
I had a 2008 Honda but it was keyless start, so again wouldn't know.. In Jap cars from 2000's ish you had to press the clutch to start too.
I’ve had keyless start in other cars and all still required either clutch or brake presses depending on auto or manual.I had a 2008 Honda but it was keyless start, so again wouldn't know.
Now that I think about it my last 5 cars have been keyless start.
Starts in Neutral too not just PMini/bmw is the same. Clutch down before it will start.
What I don’t get is why brake pedal needs to be pressed before an auto starts. Gearbox need to be in P anyway.
Clearly dependant on the manufacturer then.I’ve had keyless start in other cars and all still required either clutch or brake presses depending on auto or manual.
Starts in Neutral too not just P
Yeah I’ve tried it once and it worked, only because I saw it appear on the dash once ‘please select P or N’ and I was curious. I can see why you’d have to press the brake though as the handbrake releases if you select Neutral.Never tried it in neutral. Doesn’t make sense.
When you park you have to move lever into P to remove key. So when you start it should still be in P not N. I see no situation why you would be in N to start a car unless you switched it off in traffic but we have stop/start for that.
Mini/bmw is the same. Clutch down before it will start.
What I don’t get is why brake pedal needs to be pressed before an auto starts. Gearbox need to be in P anyway.
Yeah I’ve tried it once and it worked, only because I saw it appear on the dash once ‘please select P or N’ and I was curious. I can see why you’d have to press the brake though as the handbrake releases if you select Neutral.
But like you say I can’t think of a reason why you’d want to start the car in neural instead of P anyway!
Never had that problem with my old A6 with keyless and I clean my car all the time.I have one situation. When washing my car with keyless start, I leave the car in N with the parking brake on. Otherwise, the car will start beeping and locking and unlocking every time a stream of water hits the sensors or I touch them whilst cleaning and the FOB is in my pocket.
I have always pressed the clutch fully down before starting any of my cars since I started driving 34 years ago.......it puts slightly less strain on the starter motor and is a safeguard if the vehicle has been left in gear and you either haven't noticed or have forgotten.
Nope...I'm afraid you've lost me there.Many an old car owners have knackered the crank thrust washers by repeatedly spinning a dry engine with the clutch pressed before the oil circulates. Much the same as knackering gearboxes by changing down and using engine braking when the gearboxes weren't designed to take the forces driving in that direction.
Good information, but probably not something any of us here need to be concerned about.Not on modern engines but pre 80s stuff was different.
No, but you did ask.Good information, but probably not something any of us here need to be concerned about.
Would it genuinely have put enough wear on it to be detrimental to the clutch?I had the push clutch to start bypass switch fitted when I had the S3 8p as I had upgraded to the racing clutch and didn't want to wear the thrust washer any more than I had to.
My A3 8v PFL sprortback has to have clutch depressed to start.I'm confused....if your car is manual with a key start why does it need the clutch pressed to start it?
Every manual car with a key start I've ever driven has not required the clutch to be pressed to enable starting.
Is this an Audi specific thing?