This kinda chit. This right here... This is why I'm a II guy. We do crazy , we encourage each other to do crazy , and we NEVER take ourselves too seriously.
Put the manual transmission in neutral and start than. I hate modern cars where you need to push the clutch to get the starter working. By the way its better for the bearings and you transmission gets kind of pre oiled if you are in neutral. You also have two feet for brake and gas pedal, e.g. if it's cold and the car needs a little bit more fuel and air...