Quite simply, if you try to start the car and get the message “Press Clutch Pedal to Start Engine” when the clutch pedal is already pressed, you have the Push to Start Issue.
If you have to push the clutch to the floor and then apply a little to a lot more pressure, you have the Push to Start Issue.
Reasons it occurs:
- Your pressure plate’s SAC (self adjusting clutch) mechanism is failing (but your clutch is still fine)
- You just installed an aftermarket clutch with different geometry
- You just installed the “upgraded” metal slave, which you can no longer compress to get the car to start
- You just installed a stainless slave line, which no longer swells under pressure
You don’t have the push to start issue if:
You accidentally knocked loose the master cylinder hall effect sensor or reinstalled it incorrectly after putting in a stainless slave line. Go in there with a screwdriver and push hard to pop it the rest of the way into its seat.
Fitment,
Audi B8/8.5 A4/S4/RS4/A5/S5/RS5 with 6MT