Comment by 1970-01-01
4 hours ago
https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM42752U/...
p. 196, step 3: Firmly depress the brake pedal.
4 hours ago
https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM42752U/...
p. 196, step 3: Firmly depress the brake pedal.
Yes, my riding lawnmower manual also tells me not to clear debris from the blade while the mower is running. Yet somehow I don't think the mower will stop if I do.
I don't know if this model has a brake interlock on the ignition or not, but the fact that it's part of the instructions for starting the vehicle doesn't imply the presence of one.
My 2006 Baja and 99 Acura Integra both don't have one. My 2024 Ioniq however will start in "accessory mode". There are plenty of cars on the road today that don't.
I'm into pedantry just as much as you. You can't start or move a car within the last 16 years without depressing the brake pedal. It is a federal regulation. Quantified, "plenty of cars" is not a number.
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/part-571/section-571.1...
https://www.nhtsa.gov/interpretations/alliance-114