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Cool Trick I bet Very Few of You Know About

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Did you know you can start your Gen without having to put your foot on the brake pedal?

All you have to do is press the start button ONCE, let go, and then press and hold it for 35 seconds.

This bypasses the brakeswitch "required" for ignition.

Just a quick fact/tip the service guy at my local dealership told me about. its pretty much useless but maybe it MIGHT help if you are having starting problems????
 
I love things like this. Now if it works on an Equus without a key fob, well, that might come in handy indeed.
 
DeeVa said:
I love things like this. Now if it works on an Equus without a key fob, well, that might come in handy indeed.
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I'd really hate to think my Gennie would allow this without the key/fob present. :eek:
 
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SterlingDave said:
I'd really hate to think my Gennie would allow this without the key/fob present. :eek:
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I don't think the OP suggested that this would work without a keyfob, only that you could start the car without standing on the brake pedal
 
dg_moore said:
I don't think the OP suggested that this would work without a keyfob, only that you could start the car without standing on the brake pedal
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Right, I got that; that's why I was replying to DeeVa and not the OP. :)
 
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SterlingDave said:
Right, I got that; that's why I was replying to DeeVa and not the OP. :)
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Gotcha - but it escapes me why a person would want to press the ignition button twice and hold it for 35 seconds instead of stepping on the brake, pressing the button once, and starting instantly:confused:
 
dg_moore said:
Gotcha - but it escapes me why a person would want to press the ignition button twice and hold it for 35 seconds instead of stepping on the brake, pressing the button once, and starting instantly:confused:
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Well, if you were working on the car and your clothes were dirty, it would save you from getting into the car with the dirt. That's exactly why the service guys know about this.
 
dg_moore said:
Gotcha - but it escapes me why a person would want to press the ignition button twice and hold it for 35 seconds instead of stepping on the brake, pressing the button once, and starting instantly:confused:
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I am willing to try to hold it for 65 seconds with the Equus. Maybe I'll bring my Genesis key fob for good luck.
 
DeeVa said:
I am willing to try to hold it for 65 seconds with the Equus. Maybe I'll bring my Genesis key fob for good luck.
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I wonder if this would work with a (real) Bentley. Might be worth a try, anyway...
 
You mean I can start my car by putting my foot on the brake??

Damn, I've been holding the START button for 35 seconds for the last 18 months! :)
 
imaphaetonguy said:
You mean I can start my car by putting my foot on the brake??

Damn, I've been holding the START button for 35 seconds for the last 18 months! :)
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No, no, no! You STOP your car by putting your foot on the brake.
 
dg_moore said:
No, no, no! You STOP your car by putting your foot on the brake.
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Mr. Moore....where on earth did you learn how to operate a car? Can't we have a compromise on this point? ;) OK, then we are agreed? Sometimes you can stop by using the brake and sometimes you can start by using the brake. The art of "successful" driving is knowing when to do which. :D

I think I'll have other one of those "cheers". :p
 
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SterlingDave said:
Mr. Moore....where on earth did you learn how to operate a car? Can't we have a compromise on this point? ;) OK, then we are agreed? Sometimes you can stop by using the brake and sometimes you can start by using the brake. The art of "successful" driving is knowing when to do which. :D

I think I'll have other one of those "cheers". :p
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My dad taught me to drive in a 1946 Willys Jeep when I was about 14. I soon figured out a lot of tricks, like how to shift gears without using the clutch, along with a lot of other skills that don't seem to be applicable in today's cars. But I do know that you couldn't start the Jeep by standing on the brake. By the same token, you also couldn't stop it all that well by standing on the brake either. Being designed and built for the Army, the Jeep was impervious to virtually any abuse, which was a good thing since I used to take it crashing through the woods with great abandon. Funny thing, though - I have no memory of ever driving it on the street.
 
An additional aspect that didn't realized until now... different illumination light colors on the ignition start button.

The button is normally back-lit thru the "Engine/Start/Stop" button... once the car door is open and while the brake pedal being depressed (as in starting the car).

However... when the brake pedal is not engaged and the Start button is pressed once - a small yellow indicator light is illuminated - directly above the word "Engine" on the button.

Press and hold the Start button a second time by itself - the color of the indicator light changes from yellow to white.. when waiting for the "brake free start" sequence.

Surmise its an indicator for what condition/position when or if the "accessory" switch is enabled.
 
Cut-Throat said:
Well, if you were working on the car and your clothes were dirty, it would save you from getting into the car with the dirt. That's exactly why the service guys know about this.
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It's a fail safe incase your brake pedal sensor goes out. Faulty sensor wont read pedal input, in turn, wont send confirmation signal for start up.
 
dg_moore said:
Gotcha - but it escapes me why a person would want to press the ignition button twice and hold it for 35 seconds instead of stepping on the brake, pressing the button once, and starting instantly:confused:
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You might want to start it from the passengers seat to get the heater running?
 
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