Press and Hold or Press and Let Go?

thetaste · 03-12-2012, 02:40 PM

Some vehicles take longer starting to help minimize oil starvation at startup.

kenchan · 03-12-2012, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Things that make you go hmmm

i thought the quick wipe cycle on the wipers were pretty sporty.

alcheng · 03-12-2012, 04:13 PM

You press and let go.... it won't start

So you press and hold.... it won't start

You press and let go then press and hold..... it won't start

==> Steering Lock Failure.....

kenchan · 03-12-2012, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alcheng

You press and let go.... it won't start

So you press and hold.... it won't start

You press and let go then press and hold..... it won't start

==> Steering Lock Failure.....

uh oh.... did yours go out?

Vaughanabe13 · 03-12-2012, 04:44 PM

I just press until I hear the car starting and then let go. Sometimes if I press the button too quickly it doesn't activate, but at the same time I don't like to hold it longer than necessary.

HandnPantz · 03-12-2012, 09:34 PM

Yeah I have an 09 and sometimes when I push the button (with the clutch down) it will change from off to ON but wont start. It only has 24,000 miles and Im not Ronnie Coleman.......

370ZilverZ · 03-12-2012, 09:39 PM

Press and release just like on a keypad. Never had a start failure.

MattP725 · 03-12-2012, 11:31 PM

The proximity sensor on my car really blows... sometimes I have to hold it for a second to make sure it recognizes the key.

macaddict111 · 05-17-2012, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MattP725

The proximity sensor on my car really blows... sometimes I have to hold it for a second to make sure it recognizes the key.

I'm sort of wondering if you don't have your "battery saver switch" in? There's a couple fuses that the dealer leaves popped out so the battery doesn't go dead. Among the functions is the intelligent key "always searching" (i.e. the way it should work is the car is always looking for the fob, and it will have already found it once you walk up and by the time you press the button it's already authenticated, vs the battery saving function where it never searches until you press the button, then it goes through all that which takes some time), the air conditioning memory, and the intelligent key chime. Do you get a chime when you unlock the doors with the request switch?

Bucketlist2012 · 05-17-2012, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alcheng

You press and let go.... it won't start

So you press and hold.... it won't start

You press and let go then press and hold..... it won't start

==> Steering Lock Failure.....

Try putting your foot on the brake..

LakeShow · 05-17-2012, 02:30 PM

I press and hold it till engine starts.

Dallaz · 05-17-2012, 02:36 PM

I'm a valet and just about every single newer model vehicle is either push start or just flick the key and release. It actually annoys me to have to hold the button down during the whole process instead of just pressing an releasing. New range rovers are one of the few newer vehicles with push start that require you to hold the button the whole time instead of just pressing and releasing, they need to step their game up

Speedy · 05-17-2012, 03:01 PM

On my Challenger, you have to hold the button down while the engine cranks. It doesn't do it on it's own. However in my Z I just press and let go.

Nick911sc · 05-17-2012, 03:22 PM

Guys... How many times do we have to go over this? Print this and leave it on your dashboard for when you get into the car...

MattP725 · 05-17-2012, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macaddict111

I'm sort of wondering if you don't have your "battery saver switch" in? There's a couple fuses that the dealer leaves popped out so the battery doesn't go dead. Among the functions is the intelligent key "always searching" (i.e. the way it should work is the car is always looking for the fob, and it will have already found it once you walk up and by the time you press the button it's already authenticated, vs the battery saving function where it never searches until you press the button, then it goes through all that which takes some time), the air conditioning memory, and the intelligent key chime. Do you get a chime when you unlock the doors with the request switch?

Never really checked to be honest... I don't have Nav so my AC controls don't change. I do have a chime when I open and close the doors with the outside button (horn with the keypad). Worth looking into.

03-12-2012, 04:44 PM	#20 (permalink)
Vaughanabe13 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Iowa Posts: 387 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 13	I just press until I hear the car starting and then let go. Sometimes if I press the button too quickly it doesn't activate, but at the same time I don't like to hold it longer than necessary. __________________ 2009 Nissan 370Z Touring, w/sport, 6MT, chicane yellow/black.

03-12-2012, 09:39 PM	#22 (permalink)
370ZilverZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: DFW, TX Age: 66 Posts: 2,321 Drives: '11 BMW Z4 Rep Power: 18	Press and release just like on a keypad. Never had a start failure. __________________ 370ZilverZ Journal BMW Z4

05-17-2012, 02:30 PM	#26 (permalink)
LakeShow A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: L.I., NY Posts: 5,307 Drives: Everything Rep Power: 25	I press and hold it till engine starts. __________________ \|2013 Audi S4\|Ibis White/Black\|S-Tronic P+\| \|2013 370z\|PearlWhite/Persimmon\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|F.I. CBE 18" CF\| \|Sold\|2011 370z\|Gun Metallic\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|

05-17-2012, 02:36 PM	#27 (permalink)
Dallaz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: North Dallas Posts: 1,272 Drives: 09MontereyBlu370z6MT Rep Power: 15	I'm a valet and just about every single newer model vehicle is either push start or just flick the key and release. It actually annoys me to have to hold the button down during the whole process instead of just pressing an releasing. New range rovers are one of the few newer vehicles with push start that require you to hold the button the whole time instead of just pressing and releasing, they need to step their game up __________________ AeroJacket Lip Kit \| GTR switch \| NISMO S-Knob \| Blacked-Out-EVERYTHING\| 5% Tint \| Carbon Fangs/Upper Trim \| VOSSEN CV3's \| Painted Headlights \| CF Diffuser

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thetaste Base Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Soddy Daisy Posts: 236 Drives: GTR Rep Power: 13	Some vehicles take longer starting to help minimize oil starvation at startup.

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alcheng A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Toronto Posts: 28,893 Drives: 2011 ZR PW w/Clutch Rep Power: 418352	You press and let go.... it won't start So you press and hold.... it won't start You press and let go then press and hold..... it won't start ==> Steering Lock Failure.....

03-12-2012, 09:34 PM	#21 (permalink)
HandnPantz Base Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Riverton Posts: 73 Drives: Nissan 370z BLK M6 Rep Power: 13	Yeah I have an 09 and sometimes when I push the button (with the clutch down) it will change from off to ON but wont start. It only has 24,000 miles and Im not Ronnie Coleman.......

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MattP725 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 1,904 Drives: 2010 40th Rep Power: 16	The proximity sensor on my car really blows... sometimes I have to hold it for a second to make sure it recognizes the key.

05-17-2012, 03:01 PM	#28 (permalink)
Speedy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: TN Posts: 390 Drives: check my signature Rep Power: 13	On my Challenger, you have to hold the button down while the engine cranks. It doesn't do it on it's own. However in my Z I just press and let go.

05-17-2012, 03:22 PM	#29 (permalink)
Nick911sc A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,698 Drives: 2010 Nissan GT-R Rep Power: 20	Guys... How many times do we have to go over this? Print this and leave it on your dashboard for when you get into the car...