MT Clutch Start Override questions...

Alphonse · 09-03-2006, 01:05 PM

Once again another noob question

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What is the necessity of the clutch start override and how would you use it and in what situation?

I am thinking that if I stalled on an incline and was worried about sliding back I would pull up the e-brake and restart the engine. Then I would just modulete the e-brake while I revved and declutched to get moving without backsliding. This is what I would do if I stalled a sportscar on a hill, but once again I am new to offroading.

Or maybe the above situation is not what the switch is designed for? I really have no clue, and I am not ashamed to admit it!

Thanks,
Alphonse

dau666 · 09-03-2006, 01:48 PM

6 o'clock in the morning...pitch dark....-20 degree outside...you are still in

pyjama and probably walking on house flip flop....

You need to start the car to warm it up to take the kids to go to school

You are too lazy to jump in the car to press the clutch with your left foot....

thats what I use the switch for...Mostly laziness.....but there are other situations the real off roader will tell you....stay tuned....

**TCao** · 09-03-2006, 03:41 PM

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dau666 previously said:

6 o'clock in the morning...pitch dark....-20 degree outside...you are still in

pyjama and probably walking on house flip flop....

You need to start the car to warm it up to take the kids to go to school

You are too lazy to jump in the car to press the clutch with your left foot....

thats what I use the switch for...Mostly laziness.....but there are other situations the real off roader will tell you....stay tuned....

**chrisngrod** · 09-03-2006, 09:02 PM

Start the vehicle.
Put it in LL and move forward a bit.
Turn the vehicle off.
Place it in 1st gear.
Push the override button, foot off clutch, start it.
Watch as your vehicle lunges forward and continues to go without placing your foot on the gas.

**FJ FunJunkie** · 12-25-2006, 09:29 AM

I also was wondering about this, at first I thought it was a convienience thing like you don't need to push your clutch in to start it out of gear, or mabey for a remote start, but I realized thats dumb, you still have to go to the rig and push the button, so why not just push the clutch in.
So then I read the manual, it says it's made for overriding the clutch so you can start it in gear, to get out of certain difficult situations. Now for the life of me I can not think of any situation to where I would want to crank my starter in gear.
Can anyone tell me why you would need this?

N7VDR · 12-25-2006, 09:52 AM

Quote:

dau666 previously said:

6 o'clock in the morning...pitch dark....-20 degree outside...you are still in

pyjama and probably walking on house flip flop....

You need to start the car to warm it up to take the kids to go to school

You are too lazy to jump in the car to press the clutch with your left foot....

thats what I use the switch for...Mostly laziness.....but there are other situations the real off roader will tell you....stay tuned....

when not in LL that is what i use it for, when im wheelin i never use my clutch
to start or stop just turn the key.

fourpaw · 12-25-2006, 10:12 AM

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chrisngrod previously said:

Start the vehicle.
Put it in LL and move forward a bit.
Turn the vehicle off.
Place it in 1st gear.
Push the override button, foot off clutch, start it.
Watch as your vehicle lunges forward and continues to go without placing your foot on the gas.

I know it's a Toyota, so it should start all the time, but...say you're on railroad tracks and you kill it. Clutch overide will pull you off the tracks! I've used it after an oil change, to reach in (Make sure it's in neutral) and start it without having to get all the way in. Etc...

**chrisngrod** · 12-25-2006, 10:43 AM

I didn't stall it on this, but I can tell that if you did get it stuck the manual clutch start would have gotten you over it easily. When I gave it some gas the truck was just bouncing up and down. It needed to be feathered up.

Anytime you get stuck offroading and don't want to slip the clutch or risk going backwards just use the manual clutch override. If you're on a rocky hill and you know gunning it after cranking it back up will probably result in you slamming a rock when the springs compress that's also a good time to use it.

bncsauve · 12-25-2006, 11:47 AM

My old FJ40 didn't care if it was in gear or not. I used the starter once to drive out of the middle of an intersection when I ran out of gas.

Arturus · 12-25-2006, 11:54 AM

I was on a nice uphill climb, left tire ascending a good sized rock...too much gas and a horrific crunch or two would have ensued...hesitated and stalled...clutch start cancel engaged, key turned and she gently climbed the rock and crept forward awaiting a bit of gas to continue the ascent. Tcao and chrisngrod got it right.