Reply #5: I drive one every day, Bertha. If you need guidance once you

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get it, please feel free to pm me.

Yes, you must get in, put the key in the slot, put your foot on the brake and press the button. In order to actually start the car, you must press the button for about a second or two. If you press the button for a shorter time, you will only activate the dashboard info, heater or a/c fan, radio, etc. Don't worry if, when you press the button again, if failing to start the first time, the whole thing goes off. Just repeat the foot-on-brake, press-the-button-for-over-a-second actions, and it will start right up.

A few notes: The dashboard is in a different place than you will be used to. It is all the way forward, so be sure to take a bit of time to become accustomed to it. (I love it, I am short and have much better visibility this way.) When turning off the car, be sure to check that it is indeed, off. Look at the dash--be sure all the lights are off. It is easy to forget that the car will make no sound, even if on.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to pm or respond here. I will check in later. Have fun!

On edit: One more thing, when you put it in gear, the shift will not stay where you put it. It just kind of "checks in" at the position, and goes back to the middle. Don't be alarmed. The dash will tell you whether you are in drive, park, or reverse!