Inertia cut-off switch - rover 100

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Mon 4 Apr 2005 12:51
Inertia cut-off switch - rover 100 - Chris S
Does anybody know how I'd reset the fuel cut-off switch after a sudden stop, please?

I know where the switch is (under the bonnet, between the battery and the ECU), it seems to have a rubber cover over it.

Do I need to prise this cover off or will this damage it?

Thanks.

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Mon 4 Apr 2005 13:11
Inertia cut-off switch - rover 100 - Dynamic Dave
Not sure, but don't you just press down on the rubber cover?
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Mon 4 Apr 2005 13:18
Inertia cut-off switch - rover 100 - Civic8
IIRC you press it down and it should stay there.
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Steve
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Mon 4 Apr 2005 15:26
Inertia cut-off switch - rover 100 - Chris S
Thanks - I suspected it might be someting like this.
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Tue 5 Apr 2005 08:38
Inertia cut-off switch - rover 100 - Peter D
A sudden stop should not trigger the switch, an inpact or a hard landing or a pot hole may but not under braking. Regards Peter
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Tue 5 Apr 2005 11:29
Inertia cut-off switch - rover 100 - Dynamic Dave
From what I remember of a friends old Rover 200, the switch is very sensitive. His switch was somewhere behind the centre console, and he or a passenger only had to tap the side of the console with their foot for the switch to trigger and cut off the fuel.
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