...did you know that even though we don't have push button start, all you need to do is twist the key "thingy" and let it go and the car will start. In other words, you don't have to hold it in the cranking position for the it start it will do it on its own. Sort of like pushing a button. Did I explain that right??

 

Yes, one twist and the engine will crank until it starts. Gets you spoiled with all the other cars that don't do that. Also, the car will on occasion recalibrate itself, and may crank up to five seconds before starting. I have never experienced that, but it is in the feature guide.

I guess this is old news.

 

3 year old news, they even had that is 2005 on the RL.

 

It's true, that's been on the RL since 05. But I'll bet a lot of people don't realize it either. Personally, I didn't know it for the first 6 months of owning my RL. Discovered it by accident one day.

Thanks for sharing your discovery Treblig.

 

It is one of the little features that make the car so great.

 

It is cool, but actually my previous '98 Land Cruiser had it, so as much as I love my RL, hardly ground breaking.

 

So true. When I get in anyone else's car I am so confused now... I've been known to sit there with the keys in my pocket and try and start the car...or I put the key in and just quickly "bump" the starter, which in most fuel-injected cars, means it won't start, and then after that it usually takes 10-15 seconds of cranking after a "bump" just to get it to start....

Yeah. Definitely spoiled.

Even when I get a loaner car for service (which is usually an RDX or a TL) I can never start the thing right the first time!

 

While I always read the manuals from cover to cover, I did not know about this feature until it was mentioned here a few months ago.

 

i just did it in my dads car for the first time the other it... it was awesome.

 

*other day...

 

Congratulations! Not a lot of room in the backseat, but I guess if you're determined....

Ahh, memories. I remember doing it in my Dad's car for the first time, too... parked in the Pine Barrens, late one July night....

Oh, wait, you're not talking about that....

 

All 08 Acuras EXCEPT the TSX and RDX have the "one touch start" system. Tell your dealer to get some new TL loaners!

 

I discovered it by accident like a month after owning the car. I went to turn the knob thing and it slipped out my fingers then the car kept going. i was like whoa!!!!!!!!