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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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starting your M/T RA

i looked and didnt find anything but how do you go about bypassing the clutch b/c id like to get a remote starter for my car(for winter time)im sick of running out to my car when its 30degrees and running my car for 10min while it worms up. im speaking in advance b/c of course its not 30degrees in md YET.
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 08:09 PM
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im not sure if this should go in another forum so move it to whatever area it needs to be. and otter im not trying to tell you how to do your job lol.
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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hmm i jsut read something about this earlier this week i think there are 2 switches you need to disconnect one or both of them above the clutch and for a remote start you need an imobalizer... newyas all i can tell you is that some1 here knows the answer and it exists on the board
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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Yeah, just look up under the dash where the clutch pedal is. You'll see a switch, just unplug it.
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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pretty noob question, but if you did unplug it and got a remote starter what would happen if it was in gear? would it start lurch forward and stall or just not start at all?
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 06silverRA
pretty noob question, but if you did unplug it and got a remote starter what would happen if it was in gear? would it start lurch forward and stall or just not start at all?
The car would start lurching forward. If the ebrake wasn't on, it'd be going through a wall. Still a chance of that with the ebrake on. It's generally a bad idea to leave your car in gear, anyways (IMO).
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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 03:34 PM
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^ True. I left it on when I parked it in my garage, and just fired her up. I could honestly say I was about 1-3mm (no joke) from the wall.

When I'm on inclines, im always in gear.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 05:24 AM
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thanks guys, i know its a noob question but i didnt want to get up under there and unplug the wrong thing. i always leave it in neutral unless im parked on a hill in which case i wouldnt use the remote start(of course).
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 02:27 PM
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I'm always in gear although it would be nice to have the car (and eventually the turbo ) warmed up when I leave in the morning this is probably the VERY last thing on my list not that I would have time to install it
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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I don't have a RA but I do have a remote start on my 5 speed Lancer. One time I forgot to get it out of gear and it was parked in front of the garage. Next morning I fired her up with my remote start and my alarm goes off! I run outside with my Mag lite(IDK if this is what they are called. its the ones cops have.) flashlight ready in hand and from far nothing looked wrong. When I got close I saw what happened. Luckily we have gravel in front of our garage so all it did is just sit there and spin the tires. They were about good 4 inches into the ground.

To keep this from happening again I have mounted a switch so when the handbrake is off it wont start. Just a little bit of safety. I am also trying to figure out how to make a switch so it wont start while in gear.
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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 02:28 PM
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^^ This is a good idea, does anyone have any updates on these switches?
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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 04:05 PM
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^^ This is a good idea, does anyone have any updates on these switches?
What do you mean? Just connect your black/white wire from the brain to the ebrake.
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