How to make Individual mode selected when car starts

[ZeroGSR]

As an update, got the MLK store model, doesn't seem to do anything.

 

[glhs]

Palut and all, just to clarify here the car *will* start in individual mode if you change to individual before starting.

Press the start button without the clutch in to move the car to on, press the individual button and see the dash reflect the mode change, then push in the clutch and press the start button, listen to your pops and crackles and be on your way.

I'm reasonably sure that the car will not start in Individual mode under OEM settings because of the EPA's CAFE rules. It's the same reason that Honda is forced to recommend 0W-20 oil only, and state that other weights are not allowed outside of emergency conditions. If they want to get the CAFE credit for using 0W-20 oil and auto-stop, then it has to be the default option for the consumer. Since Individual mode allows us to disable auto-stop, allowing the car to start in Individual mode would invalidate the CAFE savings and potentially cost Honda huge sums of money in penalties.

Thank goodness that the federal government knows what's best for us better than we do, am I right?