Do you step on the clutch? If the car is parked in 1st I understand doing so...but if the car is parked in neutral...do you have to step on the clutch when starting the car?

 

Yes.

 

Another "yes" (98 TQM)

 

I think that's an obvious safety feature.

 

takes the fun right out of driving on the starter though.... Thats an offroad trick for starting on an incline, from a stall, when the chance of you rolling back even a short bit might mean you don't stop rolling until you're at the bottom of the hill (and by rolling, I mean head over heels). Starters don't usually like it anyway...

 

My 93 90CS didn't require the clutch to be compressed in order to start the car, my 02 A4 does.

 

I always start the car with clutch in but I don't think it matters at all either way with my car. It's a late '01 1.8T 150 A4.

Andy

 

The only vehicle I've driven that did'nt need the clutch pushed in is my kid bro's Toyota Tacoma. It has a clutch overide button on the dash.

 

my 01 a4 u have to put the clutch in, but my friends 1994 s4 dosent require it

 

well you can start my car without stepping on it....but does it hurt anything? Like if the car is sitting in my garage on a flat surface in neutral not moving anywhere...even with the E brake on....does it do damage?