E90 Startup procedure

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10-07-2005, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Oct 7 2005, 02:06 AM

No theres a safety feature... SMG wont let you start the car other than in Neutral and with the foot on the brake... with a true manual you can only start it with the clutch depressed... I understand in Europe you dont have to step on the clutch is that still true?

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Not sure about the E60. But on my last manual E39 there wasn't any safety feature. And not on my present manual E46 either.

But what I was talking about is the automatic start procedure. On a step and SMG the start engine runs until the engine is started even though you're not holding the key in 'start'. I don't think you have this feature with a manual gearbox. Am I right?