Can a semi-automatic car be push-started if it won't start?
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Semi-automatic cars cannot be push-started if they won't start. Semi-automatic transmissions cannot be push-started: Semi-automatic transmissions actually use automatic transmissions. Their so-called manual mode is just a manual mode on top of the automatic gearbox, where the driver selects the gear instead of the transmission control module. Manual transmissions can be push-started: Manual transmissions typically have a clutch system. By first pressing the clutch pedal to separate the clutch pressure plate from the engine flywheel, and then releasing the clutch while pushing the car, the clutch pressure plate re-engages with the flywheel. The momentum from pushing can then rotate the flywheel, allowing the engine to start and operate normally.