My car has no "clutch safetly switch" (equivalent to the neutral safety switch on auto trans cars) that requires the clutch to be depressed in order to engage the starter. I recall my former '84 190E 2.3 five-speed could also be started without depressing the clutch, too.

It's always been my understanding that such a "clutch safety switch" was a federal safety requirement on manual transmission models, and I believe most manual transmission cars built since the early seventies have such a safety switch.

If you have a manual transmission 201 or 124, can you start it without depressing the clutch pedal?(MAKE SURE IT'S IN NEUTRAL WHEN YOUR TRY!!!)

Duke