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With this car you do have to hold it. But there are cars out there like Caddys or other GM cars where you just have to turn the key and let it go and the car will crank on it's own untill it starts. I'm sure a lot of people do not know that and still hold the key untill it starts.
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Originally Posted by fsunole1,Jul 28 2008, 07:10 AM
With this car you do have to hold it. But there are cars out there like Caddys or other GM cars where you just have to turn the key and let it go and the car will crank on it's own untill it starts. I'm sure a lot of people do not know that and still hold the key untill it starts.
I dunno what the point is, other than to avoid people killing their starters. Once a BMW is started with the key, you can't twist it forward again to the start position without first turning the key to engine off position. Guess it's a bit of protection so people don't "start" engines that are already running.
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Originally Posted by MikeyCB,Jul 28 2008, 10:16 AM
I told my dad this a couple months after he got his Caddy and he was fairly surprised. Truth be told, I found out by accident when my finger slipped of the key while I was rotating it and the engine continued to crank and then start.
I dunno what the point is, other than to avoid people killing their starters. Once a BMW is started with the key, you can't twist it forward again to the start position without first turning the key to engine off position. Guess it's a bit of protection so people don't "start" engines that are already running.
I dunno what the point is, other than to avoid people killing their starters. Once a BMW is started with the key, you can't twist it forward again to the start position without first turning the key to engine off position. Guess it's a bit of protection so people don't "start" engines that are already running.
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Originally Posted by MikeyCB,Jul 28 2008, 03:16 PM
I told my dad this a couple months after he got his Caddy and he was fairly surprised. Truth be told, I found out by accident when my finger slipped of the key while I was rotating it and the engine continued to crank and then start.
I dunno what the point is, other than to avoid people killing their starters. Once a BMW is started with the key, you can't twist it forward again to the start position without first turning the key to engine off position. Guess it's a bit of protection so people don't "start" engines that are already running.
I dunno what the point is, other than to avoid people killing their starters. Once a BMW is started with the key, you can't twist it forward again to the start position without first turning the key to engine off position. Guess it's a bit of protection so people don't "start" engines that are already running.
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Originally Posted by Incubus,Jul 28 2008, 11:35 AM
What if the engine stalls?
If you happen to stall it while driving a manual BMW and you're stopped, turn key off, and start it normally. If you're in motion and it stalls for some reason, potentially you could just use the clutch and avoid having to lock the wheel to get the engine started.
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Originally Posted by MikeyCB,Jul 28 2008, 01:22 PM
If you're in motion and it stalls for some reason, potentially you could just use the clutch and avoid having to lock the wheel to get the engine started.
