Starter Question and the asterick
Ok, I have a EX with a 6 speed manual. For those not familiar with Honda's manual shifts know that the clutch must be pressed completely to the floor before the starter can be engaged. In a strange way, I consider this a sort of secondary anti=theft device. If band guy gets in car and manages to set by the start button, will said bad guy know about the clutch/start lock out?
Now if I had the optional remote start installed, would it work around the clutch lockout? I don't intend to buy a remote starter since Metro Nashville has outlawed leaving an un-attended car with a running engine, but curious. Honda is no help. It uses asterisks to indicate "not available on all models." Owner manual and the Tech one too. I guess that's better than separate manuals for each model. |
The OEM remote start will not work with any manual transmission models. There's too much of a risk that the car would be in gear, and it'd run into another car, building, or person. Honda wouldn't gamble on people remembering to leave their cars in neutral.
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Besides, you're not supposed to ever leave a manual transmission car in neutral. You're supposed to always leave it in reverse (although I always leave mine in first-flame away!).
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Originally Posted by Uncle Gary
(Post 1344992)
Besides, you're not supposed to ever leave a manual transmission car in neutral. You're supposed to always leave it in reverse (although I always leave mine in first-flame away!).
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Originally Posted by Uncle Gary
(Post 1344992)
Besides, you're not supposed to ever leave a manual transmission car in neutral. You're supposed to always leave it in reverse (although I always leave mine in first-flame away!).
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Originally Posted by 2Rismo2
(Post 1345001)
Why reverse? I was taught to leave it in first.
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Originally Posted by 2Rismo2
(Post 1345001)
Why reverse? I was taught to leave it in first.
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A few months ago I was on my way out and forgot something in the house, so I turned the car off and left it in reverse without pulling on the e-brake. To my abject horror, the Fit started lurching backward down the slight incline of my driveway as soon as I got out of the car -- the first time I ever had a car roll on me while in gear (and I'm old). I got back in FAST and yanked that brake up so hard I had trouble with the button release later.
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Originally Posted by Uncle Gary
(Post 1344992)
Besides, you're not supposed to ever leave a manual transmission car in neutral. You're supposed to always leave it in reverse (although I always leave mine in first-flame away!).
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Originally Posted by bach
(Post 1345026)
A few months ago I was on my way out and forgot something in the house, so I turned the car off and left it in reverse without pulling on the e-brake. To my abject horror, the Fit started lurching backward down the slight incline of my driveway as soon as I got out of the car -- the first time I ever had a car roll on me while in gear (and I'm old). I got back in FAST and yanked that brake up so hard I had trouble with the button release later.
And I'll bet that I'm older than thou |
Those "remote start on MT car" installs always end badly. Either you will stall out your car trying to start it in gear, or it'l take off. And you will really struggle to get insurance money because it's ALWAYS going to be your fault :)
Best idea is just drop it. Run outside, start car, come back later. It's not impossible to install a remote start on a MT car. It IS going to be very hard to find a shop to do it FOR you. |
Originally Posted by Uncle Gary
(Post 1344992)
Besides, you're not supposed to ever leave a manual transmission car in neutral. You're supposed to always leave it in reverse (although I always leave mine in first-flame away!).
Reverse? Never heard of that! |
I always left my car in neutral if I was not on a slope. And secured the parking brake, obviously. Too much risk of starting the car in gear and lurching forwards. Switching up between MT and AT it definitely happens.
On a slope I did opposite the slope. So, facing uphill I would leave it in first. There's no like "one rule to rule them all". It depends which way you want your car to not roll ... |
I guess this thread has shifted somewhat from the original question...
I leave my car in reverse or first depending on which direction I need to go when I start out. I got into that habit because my first car was a manual but was old enough to not have the clutch pedal interlock, and once or twice I went to start it in gear and surprised myself with the lurch. I decided that, should I be so inattentive, I would at least like to lurch in the clear direction rather than towards (say) the garage wall. For manual cars with remote starters, I think they generally require some specific arming routine when you park with the intention of making sure you're in neutral. One example requires you to set the parking brake (without turning off the engine), press the remote starter button, turn off the ignition—which in this special case does not immediately turn off the engine—and then get out of the car. When it senses the door close, it shuts off the engine and will remote start it as obviously the car has to be in neutral. |
I have always put a MT in 1st gear with the brake on when parked. with an AT I always use the parking break when parked. if its a habit you don't forget.
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Originally Posted by bladhmadh
(Post 1345686)
I have always put a MT in 1st gear with the brake on when parked. with an AT I always use the parking break when parked. if its a habit you don't forget.
Always parked with park brake on all cars. |
Also was taught to turn the wheel into a curb when parking on a slope. So if everything else fails, the car will naturally turn so that the wheels bump into a curb.
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Originally Posted by bladhmadh
(Post 1345686)
I have always put a MT in 1st gear with the brake on when parked. with an AT I always use the parking break when parked. if its a habit you don't forget.
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To answer the OP's question as written: You need to look into the clutch interlock switch. Figure out exactly what the car's system is looking for and how to tell it that everything's okay.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...fcefe7f36e.gif The answer that's actually needed is: Grow the hell up. Waiting a few moments for heat or AC isn't going to kill you. |
Originally Posted by Fit Charlie
(Post 1345792)
To answer the OP's question as written: You need to look into the clutch interlock switch. Figure out exactly what the car's system is looking for and how to tell it that everything's okay.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...fcefe7f36e.gif The answer that's actually needed is: Grow the hell up. Waiting a few moments for heat or AC isn't going to kill you. |
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