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Originally Posted by WNDSRFR
But my car starts exactly the same way as a '68 Toyota Corona (my first car). I have to turn the key to the start position and hold it there until the engine is running. If I just turn it and let it go, the starter turns until I let go of the key. And it does not start. It takes at least a second of cranking to get the engine running.
I have the base model FR-S. Is there something wrong with my car? It's been that way since day one but it doesn't bother me because that's the way every car I have owned started.
I've rented a couple Prius's that had the button. Didn't like it. I couldn't tell if the engine was running or not.
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You are misunderstanding what I am trying to describe. I think I am not being clear though.
Yes you have to hold the key for a couple of seconds so that it does the same as the button. The button just electronically holds for the same amount you need to hold the key in start. What happens AFTER you hold the key is exactly the same between the two. In both cases you are just sending a signal to the control modules that release the steering lock and actually start the car.
Not knowing if the car starts is a Prius thing and it wouldn’t matter if it was a button or a key.