Paul, > First off the actual switch is permanently "sunken" into the casing and has > to be manually lifted (is this correct?) Yes. In the rest state the switch plunger is all the way down. If it were up you would see the red plunger shaft. > Second, even when I lift it the car does NOT cut out. I presume this means > it faulty or is there something else I should check/sort out. If you pull the plunger up and see the red shaft and the car does not cut off within a few seconds it may mean that someone has bypassed the inertia switch all or the switch is faulty. Can you see if their is any damage where the grey connector plugs into the switch? I have seen cases where the connectore is melted at the switch. Best Of Luck seanM To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/