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YOUR RESEARCHDo you need to depress your brake pedal to start your car?
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I just replaced my brake switch a couple of months ago, so I'm pretty sure I don't have a defective one.
Do you need to depress your brake pedal to start your car?
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I have a 2007 Cayman and a 2003 996.
To start the Cayman, I have to depress the brake pedal, but I don't on my 996. My mechanic told me that the 996 is also supposed to require the brake pedal to be depressed to start it.
I know I can search somewhere, but I'd rather ask the the collective RL brain trust.
Secondary question... If indeed it is supposed to require the brake to be depressed, is there any reason why I should care if that feature doesn't work?
Thanks mucho!
If you're 100% confident you will never have an accidental surge and smack something, then the malfunction of this safety feature in your car should be a non-issue for you. And suing PCNA if such an accident did happen may be a more challenging option for you.
My 2 cents: get it fixed
NO. Well not on the 1999 996 you don't..... you have to depress your
Clutch
but not the brake. You are able to start
without
the hand brake being on as well. MY two penneth here is that poster's are misreading your post. BRAKE...CLUTCH....
'99 C4 manual. Well, I always thought it needed the brake, but I just went out and tested it. And, sonofagun, it starts with just the clutch depressed (foot completely off the brake). I just replaced my brake switch a couple of months ago, so I'm pretty sure I don't have a defective one.
No brake press required on my 2000 manual, I know some (other) automatic transmission cars require the brake pedal to be pushed in before shifting out of park can be achieved, but not for starting.
There is typically only one switch for the brake pedal, it's used for brake light and disengage the cruise control, there are usually two switches for the clutch, one as safety interlock to start the car when you press the clutch all the way down, and the other to disengage the cruise control as soon as you start pressing on the clutch.
Thanks for the replies, guys. I should have clarified... Tip transmission. Is this maybe a feature of Tip only? I don't really think I have to worry about a surge, since, of course, it is in P when I start.
That makes a bit more sense.
Although this brings up another scenario, what if you need to start the engine while the car is moving? i.e. for some reason your engine dies off on the highway, you could coast to a stop before restarting, or you could shift to neutral, start the engine, then shift back into gear. Granted this scenario is a lot less likely to happen as compared to manual transmission cars.
I (now) drive a 2014 International Pro Star semi, You have to depress the clutch to start it, but after 41k miles the slave cylinder fails, and cant get it out of gear while backing into a dock, so the u-joint sheers while standing on the brakes, and have been in a nice damn hotel for three days waiting for the truck to get fixed.
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