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Can all 996's start without depressing the clutch ?I saw a scarey situation today and I was just wondering if this was a one car situation or if they will all do this ?
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POST 2Original post
From the factory NONE of the manual transmission 996 cars will start without depressing the clutch (although I am not sure when the car is out of gear now that I think about it...hmmm). However the microswitch on the clutch pedal can be modified to fool/defeat the system.
POST 3Original post
Won't start in neutral either without the clutch pressed to the floor. I believe in Europe, tho, that the 996 does not require the clutch pedal pressed to start.
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I modded my 2000 with a zip tie around the clutch microswitch so I did not have to press the clutch pedal to start it (although by force of habit I almost always do). This does not affect the cruise control. Read about it here or on REnntech.org, I forgot which.
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