1997 Subaru Legacy L car won't start with clutch depressed

Tiny
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1997 Subaru Legacy L with standard transmission. My car won't start with clutch depressed.&Nbsp;I moved my car to clear my driveway in a blinding snowstorm. The interior instrument lights also started flickering randomly just before I turned it off. When I tried to start it again and turn the key to the start position, dash warning lights (check engine, oil etc.) Just go off whether clutch is depressed or not. Is it clutch bypass switch or safety switch that prevents car from starting when clutch isn't depressed but concerned it is something bigger electrically? Also, key chime is now working intermittently and when it is working it sounds sick? Any connection between the two? Is there a way to bypass the clutch switch? When I try to start the car with the clutch either depressed or not, nothing happens and there is no difference between when the clutch is depressed or not. It is just a dead click like it sounds when the clutch pedal wasn't fully depressed when it used to start. Can I cut and splice the two yellow wires together that go into the light blue connector that clips into the black connector where the clutch pedal stops on it's high point when the clutch pedal isn't depressed. I have tried to disconnect the light blue coupling with the two yellow wires coming out of them but it still didn't start. Is there a clutch depress safety switch or anywhere else I could look if the problem is related to the other electrical oddities? I'm concerned that the other electrical oddities are a sign of some weird electrical issue that should be addressed.&Nbsp;Thanks for your help.
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 AT 4:54 PM

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Tiny
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Have you tried to jump start the car with another car? Do the headlights work? You might have a dead or low battery, with the key chime sounding sick and the dash lights going out that is where we would start.
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Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 AT 5:02 PM

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