I noted that in the subaru owner's manual (I have an '05 automatic impreza), it says that if the engine does not start, to try starting first with the gas pedal pressed part way down and then to try with the gas pedal pressed all the way down.
Since this is not one of the old fashioned cars that actually used to require "priming", what exactly does pressing the gas pedal down do? Does it send a message to the car's computer to do something special?
Thanks!