The PO had installed a remote starter/lock system in the SDL - I can't remember the brand, but it's still available. A timer delays starting - sometimes it's right, other times (very cold) it's not long enough. The engine does die if you step on the brake without turning the key in the ignition switch. I don't find the remote starting to be reliable enough to mess with. The remote locking is very handy, since I haven't replaced the broken drivers door locking assembly yet -----
I'll post the brand next week when I get home. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've exhausted all the alternatives." Sir Winston Churchill '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager