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Originally Posted by m21sniper View Post
I believe it is a loooooong time federal safety mandate that a manual trans car must have the clutch depressed to crank or start.
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Originally Posted by Christien View Post
FWIW, my 911 (and every one of its vintage that I've driven) starts without the clutch pedal in. It's really handy when you're working on it and you have to start it frequently - just leave it in neutral with the parking brake on.
My '88 didn't have a neutral Safety switch.
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