Rod Speed wrote
Bob Eager wrote
newshound wrote

Reminds me of a hired manual Renault (iirc) a few years ago.
Required you to depress the clutch (or was it the clutch and
brake?) before it would start. Spend five minutes waiting for
the breakdown emergency number to find the answer, even
though it had an "information" screen.

No manuals left in hire car, of course.

My S-Max says 'Press clutch to start'!

You do have to wonder why they dont all do something
as obvious as that. Presumably its an invention thing and
takes a while before everyone notices its the best way.

Tho you do have to wonder, with fully computer controlled
cars, why they dont just whine that the car is in gear if you
try to start it with it in gear and even allow you to signal
that you want to do that anyway if you are stalled on a level
crossing and need to use the starter to get it off the rail line
before the train shows up etc.