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Old 05-09-2005, 04:37 PM
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Default Are you supposed to have to press the clutch in to start the car? (97 1.8)
I'm trying to figure out why my cruise contrl isn't working. I noticed that you can start the car without pushing the clutch in. Is this normal? I know most cars require you to press it in to start.
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Default i dont think you have to on the 97's
in my friends you don't need to.
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cruise control is always broken on these cars. Probably the switch.
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Default You need a new clutch position switch
The cruise control won't work if it thinks your depressing the clutch pedal.
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Default My clutch sensor is bad so the cruise doesn't work. Now I have to try
starting it sans declutching. But yes, you are supposed to declutch in order to start any new car because the fear of litigation is strong. Some kid probably got run over and it's now a safety feature on all manual cars just like stepping on the brake to shift out of park on an auto trans.
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That's what I was thinking, now I need to find the part :P
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Not on my '97--and it's been this way ever since I got it. Cruise works fine
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Default i thought this was just a 'feature' of those cars, mine has been dead since I got it at 38K anyone
else verify that this is the case?
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Same here, and I've heard of others when this topic has come up.
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Didn't work. I have to declutch to start.
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