How to Start an Automatic Car - eekpokoba/MCard GitHub Wiki

How to Start an Automatic Car.

Summary

Here we will describe how to switch on the ignition of an automatic car with the push to start button.

Detailed Overview

The vehicle we will be describing here is the one with a push to start button and not the one with a physical key.

push to start button

Steps for Starting an automatic car with "push to start/stop" button)

Summary

We will explore the steps to perform to start a car with a "push to start/stop" button.

Prerequisites

In order to carry out this activity, you must have an automatic vehicle equipped with the "push to start" button.

Steps

  1. Get into the driver's seat of the vehicle and close the door.

  2. Ensure that the car gear stick is on the "P"/park position as in the image below.

Park Position

  1. Press down on the brake of the car, like in the image below.

brake pedal

  1. With your leg still pressing down on the brake, press firmly on the "push to start" button (see image below)

push to start button

Result

The lights on the car dashboard will come on like in the pictures below and the vehicle engine will come on.

dashboard

Reference

Parts of the Car. Description
Push to Start Button When pressed, turns the ignition/engine on or off
Brake When pressed down enables the car to start when the car is parked. When the car is in motion, it enables the car come to a halt when pressed
Accelerator revs' up the engine of the car when pressed with the car in a stationary position. Enables the car increase speed when pressed down whilst the car is in motion