Turning the engine off in '1' and then switch to 'N' - from whence?

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Originally Posted by _Nathan_

One of the security features is that it locks in gear, therefore leaving it in neutral seems a bit silly?

As the engine is shut off in '1' I think it remains in gear anyway. I think that the last minute push across to 'N' just changes what is indicated rather than actually putting it into neutral. I am sure that if you do not go through this procedure the car takes slightly longer to start up.

Well at least most seem to shut her down in '1' or do you all do that with your manual cars - ?

So the question is why do most shut her down in gear ('1/R') as I am sure it is not written anywhere ?????

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