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Originally Posted by Diesel_Dave
Wouldn't it kind of defeat the purpose of a manual?
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Not really.
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I mean, if you bought a manual then you want control over what gear your truck is in. If you want control over what gear, don't you also want control over whether your engine is on or not?
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Well, if you push in the clutch while in neutral, with the ignition on, what else were you going to do but to shift in gear and drive off ?
These systems are optional, i.e. you can switch it off if you don't want the engine to stop automatically.
I can see these systems becoming mandatory on ICEs in the near future though.
There's not much point in idling, is there ?
Even when mandatory, you can still defeat the system by staying in gear with the clutch pushed in - as many people do while waiting at the lights anyway.