# Do accessories need to be off before starting a modern car?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 22, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-accessories-need-to-be-off-before-starting-a-modern-car/805042 "2017-12-22T12:39:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-accessories-need-to-be-off-before-starting-a-modern-car/805042/21 "2017-12-25T19:05:31Z")

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> [@kopek](#):
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> A slight drift but ---- what about standards/manual transmissions? My Subaru, for example, requires you to depress the clutch before it will engage the starter. Do those kits have a bypass for that action? Do factory set-ups differ in some way? I’m curious now that I think about it.

I’ve heard of people bypassing the clutch interlock when installing those systems, but I don’t know if it’s officially part of the kit or something done “on the side.” it’s a risk, though, if you leave the car in gear.

AFAIK no factory systems can be paired with a manual transmission.

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