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Mine starts without the clutch and cruise operates normally. I do need to look underneath to see if it was jumpered by the last owner or if it has a RoW ECU flash. I've heard that the flash disables the clutch requirement for start as well.
My '04 is a RoW Australian delivered and have always wondered if the previous owner bypassed the clutch switch or if it came like that from the factory.
It's not an issue, the cruise uses a different switch. I bypassed this switch this weekend after reading Jake Raby's post. Took less than a minute and my cruise operates exactly the same as it did before.
That's awesome! I've got to add this to my list of "To do before it goes back on the road"...