>No mystery, here. He is talking about the inertia (impact) switch. The >switch which is common to all cars with electric fuel pumps is designed to >cut power to the fuel pump and unlock the doors in the event of an >accident. The rubber mallet will only work on cars with defective switches. >BTW the doors will not fly open, they'll just unlock. > >DMC Joe / DeLorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx> QUESTION: Is this only when the ignition is on? I hate to think that someone could jar or hit my car and the doors would just unlock. I realize that it have to be a significant impact to trip the inertia switch, but nonetheless could it happen? Brian Vin 16584 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/dmcnews http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications