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Originally Posted by John Boothby
This may sound stupid, but this is what happened to me. I have only heard guys complaining that the car will not start with a bad switch. My car starts all the time, however, the last time I took it in for an oil change the mechanic turned the key over with the car IN GEAR without depressing the clutch and the car lurched forward. He said I had a bad safety switch. I always start the car in neutral and depress the clutch. I assume the switch is to prevent the car from starting in gear. Mine still starts even in gear if you depress the clutch or not. So, do I have a bad switch? Like I said, stupid question.
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Not at all a stupid question. In fact timely.
Sounds like someone bypassed that safety device.
Hard to know who would be liable if someone got hurt when the
mechanic turned the key.
Another reason to leave safety equipment in place and functioning.
As for me, I leave air bags working and the clutch switch alone.