Inertia switch?

[BEN99W]

Does anyone know if McLarens have an inertia cutout switch and where it would be reactivated?

I was part of a multi agency team that attended a crashed 650s. It was electrically disabled I'm presuming due to an inertia cutout. This resulted in occupants trapped inside, unable to lower windows, open roof or doors. It would have spared a lot of extra damage to the car, not to mention faster egress, if the switch could have been accessed.

Anyone know?

Ben

[Oaky]

Why would a crash tell my car not to let me out?

[BEN99W]

A lot of cars have an inertia cut out. Stops the fuel pump making things worse by hosing fuel everywhere. But most cars don't have as complex a door as the McLaren has.

[964Cup]

There is a manual override release for the doors. Shame no-one knew about it if it meant you had to blow the bl**dy doors off. Still, it's just a car and I take it from your post that the occupants were ok.

[BEN99W]

Thanks.

Both those nuggets of info would have been useful to know. The driver certainly wasn't aware of either.

I guess it won't be knowledge I'll need every day. But it satisfies my curiosity and is worth knowing for owners.

Ben

[macdeb]

If I'm honest, I'm a little unsure about sharing these sort of details on a public forum. Wouldn't a private mail be best?