YACT: anyone here with remote start on a 5-speed?

[spanky]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Many/most cars won't turn on unless the clutch is fully disengaged (ie your foot is on it).

Viper GTS

yes, i am aware of that. however, i have heard that u can bypass that.

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: jumpr
Most newer cars won't start without the clutch depressed. It'd be pretty hard to rig up a remote start system with that requirement.

i emailed the manufacturer's support and they said i could do it and told me to tell me installer to do this and that and blah blah blah....

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Assuming you didn't have a vehicle that required clutch dis-engagement, using such a device would require that you leave your vehicle out of gear when you park it - Not advisable.

It's a bad idea all around.

Viper GTS

why is it not advisable to leave my car in neutral when parked? i usually park it, pull up the e-brake, and leave it in neutral.

 

[Pilsnerpete]

Originally posted by: Monel Funkawitz
I had one on my Cavalier.

Bad idea? Yup. Try chasing your car in first. Remote starts don't have remote kill. You'd be supprised how fast it goes in first.

I too had a runaway Cavalier! I ran into my house to grab something, and left the "car" running. I came out a few seconds later only to find that it had decided to back down the hill, across the road and up into the neighbor's driveway a little way. It drove itself straight this time. Straight over the edge of the road, down the embankment and into a tree! The Cavalier suffered critical damage. The tree took almost none.

 

[Lucky]

What I'm saying is that a car won't remote start in gear unless it's on a hill, and even then, I don't know. Shouldn't it stall? For Christ sake, read before you reply.

thats what im thinking

 

[FrustratedUser]

Who the fsck need remote start anyway?!

 

[thedarkwolf]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: DrPizza
It'd be pretty easy to electrically bypass the requirement that the clutch be pushed in for the car to start... but then, the car would need to be parked in neutral (out of gear): definitely not a smart thing to do unless it's on a very level surface. There would be too much product liability, as someone would eventually get injured (and it wouldn't take long), when some moron remote starts the car while it's in gear. Anyone with half a brain could adapt a remote starter to a standard.... however, anyone with a quarter of a brain knows that it would be stupid to do so.

The best situation for a standard would be to have a remote that would recognize when the car is in gear and not start it in that situation...

Umm... How do you start a car that is in gear? Do you guys have some uberpowerful starter motors that will power the car as well as the engine?

Edit: I guess the car would roll if you have it parked on a hill.

how do you start a car that's in gear? put your foot down on the clutch poot your foot down on the brake and start it =P

Does the remote starter depress the clutch pedal?

it's just a switch, any competent alarm shop can bypass it

What I'm saying is that a car won't remote start in gear unless it's on a hill, and even then, I don't know. Shouldn't it stall? For Christ sake, read before you reply.

The starter motor itself will move the car and can do so easily.