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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
How's about for a manual transmission car....can that get a remote starter....because the clutch pedal has to be depressed in order to start? A manual transmission car has no "park" position.
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I installed a remote starter in my 1990 Honda accord 5-speed in college (Yes, I had a car from the 90's and attended college in that same decade).
It works a bit differently. You essentially need to "set up" the car before you exit. After you've parked, put the car in neutral and applied the emergency brake, you need to use a toggle switch to put the car into what was termed "Pit stop mode". This is essentially like activating the remote starter while the car is still running and key in the ignotion. Once pit stop mode is enabled, you can remove the key and step out of the vehicle while it is still running. Once you're out of the vehicle with the car running (i.e. foot is off the clutch, so car must be in neutral) you turn the car off the same way you would start the car remotely, then lock the doors with the remote. Next time you go to start the car, it will be exactly as you left it (parking brake on, in neutral). The starter will
NOT work if you were to unlock the doors before starting the car. This would signal to the starter that somebody had entered the car and could have possibly shifted the lever into gear.
Also, depressing the clutch pedal doesn't really do anything but activate a switch - during the start process. This can easily be bypassed with a relay.
If all goes well, you can drive to McDonalds in a nice warm (or cool) car!!!