When you take out the piece of interior trim situated behind the passenger seat, there is a rubber push down button which I think is wired up.
What is it/what does it do ??!!
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Whats the push button thing behind the passenger seat ?
by simonbuk » Wed 20.07.2016, 17:15
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Re: Whats the push button thing behind the passenger seat ?
by lotustonybassplayer » Wed 20.07.2016, 18:33
i believe it could be the inertia switch for the fuel pump if yours is a s2
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Re: Whats the push button thing behind the passenger seat ?
by simonbuk » Wed 20.07.2016, 23:46
So why would I need/use this ??!!
If I'm upside down in a ditch and I need to turn the fuel pump off ?
If I'm upside down in a ditch and I need to turn the fuel pump off ?
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Re: Whats the push button thing behind the passenger seat ?
by Fredjohn » Thu 21.07.2016, 00:09
simonbuk wrote:So why would I need/use this ??!!
If I'm upside down in a ditch and I need to turn the fuel pump off ?
No the opposite!!!! If you are upside down in a ditch, the inertia switch will have gone off automatically, so turning off the fuel pump. Once you get out of the ditch, right the car and wish to re-start it, then you press the inertia switch button to re-connect the power to the pump and reset the inertia switch.
The inertia switch also kills the fuel pump in the event of an impact accident, not just being upside down!
Hopefully you'll never get into that position.
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Re: Whats the push button thing behind the passenger seat ?
by lotusflasherman » Thu 21.07.2016, 00:12
simonbuk wrote:So why would I need/use this ??!!
If I'm upside down in a ditch and I need to turn the fuel pump off ?
err... No, the opposite. When you're upside down it will have turned the pump off for you. When you've got the car back up the right way you need to reset it to get the pump on again.
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Re: Whats the push button thing behind the passenger seat ?
by lotusflasherman » Thu 21.07.2016, 00:13
Fredjohn wrote:simonbuk wrote:So why would I need/use this ??!!
If I'm upside down in a ditch and I need to turn the fuel pump off ?
No the opposite!!!! If you are upside down in a ditch, the inertia switch will have gone off automatically, so turning off the fuel pump. Once you get out of the ditch, right the car and wish to re-start it, then you press the inertia switch button to re-connect the power to the pump and reset the inertia switch.
The inertia switch also kills the fuel pump in the event of an impact accident, not just being upside down!
Hopefully you'll never get into that position.
Blimey - we must have been typing virtually the same thing at virtually the same time!
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Re: Whats the push button thing behind the passenger seat ?
by Fredjohn » Thu 21.07.2016, 00:14
When 2 posts collide.....word for word almost, but beat you to it!!!
(I couldn't sleep either)
Edit add:
But not this time
(I couldn't sleep either)
Edit add:
But not this time
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