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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 801157" data-attributes="member: 14668">All of the modern (post-1993) diesel cars with manual transmissions already have an ingnition lockout safety switch that is wired to the clutch pedal. You can turn the key but unless the clutch pedal is fully depressed the starter motor will not engage and the vehicle cannot be started.&nbsp;All of the modern cars with automatic transmissions have a lockout safety switch that prevents the starter from engaging unless the transmission is in &quot;park&quot; as well as a switch that prevents the transmission from being shifted out of &quot;park&quot; unless the brake pedal is depressed.In other words, the ignition lockouts and sensors and relays are already there. There is no reason why the seatbelt and bulkhead door sensors could not be added, especially if you are willing to spend the money to retrofit the entire Telematics system into the car in the first place.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 801157, member: 14668"] All of the modern (post-1993) diesel cars with manual transmissions already have an ingnition lockout safety switch that is wired to the clutch pedal. You can turn the key but unless the clutch pedal is fully depressed the starter motor will [I]not[/I] engage and the vehicle cannot be started. All of the modern cars with automatic transmissions have a lockout safety switch that prevents the starter from engaging unless the transmission is in "park" as well as a switch that prevents the transmission from being shifted out of "park" unless the brake pedal is depressed. In other words, the ignition lockouts and sensors and relays are [I]already there[/I]. There is no reason why the seatbelt and bulkhead door sensors could not be added, especially if you are willing to spend the money to retrofit the entire Telematics system into the car in the first place. [/QUOTE]

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