Push button to start - what's the advantage?
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I agree, about the cool and hip part, but my 61 mercedes had a button, so not sure about the cutting edge part (though I know where you were going).
Just the classic, what is old becomes new again. Hang on to your skinny ties, they will be back too.
Just the classic, what is old becomes new again. Hang on to your skinny ties, they will be back too.
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Let's see... I had a 1949 chevy that had a push button start on the dash. Matter-of-fact, I had a 1942 International 5-ton truck that had a push to start switch on the floorboard!
... maybe not quite the same technology, but close!
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Bmw has 2 main reasons.
1. there is no ignition switch to wear out by turning and wearing out the contacts. If it will actually be more reliable still remains to be seen.
2. It cuts down on wiring. Because you dont need to run all the wiring for relays or accessories to the switch. All they need is the little ribbon connector the Start/stop switch is attached to. This operates the modules accordingly and cuts down all wiring needed to be routed through the ignition switch.
It also allows for a large amount of data transfer to the key itself with out extra wiring
Also without an ignition switch this allows for comfort access where a module can operate the rest of the vehicle separate from the key
1. there is no ignition switch to wear out by turning and wearing out the contacts. If it will actually be more reliable still remains to be seen.
2. It cuts down on wiring. Because you dont need to run all the wiring for relays or accessories to the switch. All they need is the little ribbon connector the Start/stop switch is attached to. This operates the modules accordingly and cuts down all wiring needed to be routed through the ignition switch.
It also allows for a large amount of data transfer to the key itself with out extra wiring
Also without an ignition switch this allows for comfort access where a module can operate the rest of the vehicle separate from the key
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Uh - I've had nearly all SAAB models since 1969 - latest is a 2006 - none have had push button start.
My 1960 Mini 850 had push button start on the floor (1st turn key, listen for the electric fuel pump tapping, when the sound slows a bit - meaning that fuel has come up to the carb, then hit the button).
My 1960 Mini 850 had push button start on the floor (1st turn key, listen for the electric fuel pump tapping, when the sound slows a bit - meaning that fuel has come up to the carb, then hit the button).
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Your welcome
Honestly though when you look at the R50/R52/R53 ignition switch and all the wiring and then you think of an R56 with even more technology you can see routing more wiring through the switch is a problem.
With the Start/Stop switch you can now control everything through the CAS module under the dash. There is lots of room for all the wiring and it can all be controlled cycling through the one button
Honestly though when you look at the R50/R52/R53 ignition switch and all the wiring and then you think of an R56 with even more technology you can see routing more wiring through the switch is a problem.
With the Start/Stop switch you can now control everything through the CAS module under the dash. There is lots of room for all the wiring and it can all be controlled cycling through the one button
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Yeah, but you still have to put the fob in the dash. So, you may as well get the key out. My wife's Lexus and my Lancer both have keyless ignitions. As long as it is in our pocket, the car starts.
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If you have the comfort access option, it just has to be in the car. I never put my key in the dash... or even take it out of my purse.
#23
Stupid. The Honda S2000 "reinvented" the push button start almost a decade ago and it was for the time kind of unique and "cool." Now when practically every car maker out there has models with it, no longer unique and "cool." An old fashioned turn key would work fine for me. (If you're counting uniqueness, all Porsches have the turn-key on the left side of the dash. Tradition was that in the old days of Lemans starts, you could jump in your car, start it up with your left hand while your right hand was putting the manual transmission in gear.)