tbh,
I'm not even sure that the first picture is a "real one "

atm...I'm googling what happens to the electrics ,
when a car is submerged

Cheers
Liam

tbh, that's what I was thunking/guessing ?
The gaps between contacts would be too big in manual switches?

I didn't know what ampage was required to activate a relay ...

I suppose there's no reason why air bags wont go off,either
if the ecu computer with small circuitry) is submerged..
(maybe they have a current leakage detection to stop that happening?)

Just seen that there are concerns about electrocution for the emergency service personell when dealing with electric cars ! (in the dry)

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254602/First-res...l

Cheers
Liam

The water in the switches makes the contact so the lights come on, simples!

In a word 'No'. It is likely to be water getting into the control module that operates the lights and various other body electrical items such as wipers, horn, windows etc.

A work collegue had a galaxy some years ago and a leak allowed water into the BCM and that then caused it to wind down all the windows on a very wet winter day. Ford did repair it though.

"Control Modules" ?

Submerged cars with lights on has been happening "for ever" - long before any car had a "module".