Perhaps a fair judgement...
I am scared to damage my favorite possession. Trying to balance that with the ideal of learning to take care of it myself as much as is reasonable. Being a perfectionist about something you have no experience in may not be a healthy attitude.
Genuinely I assumed it was all the way in because (as you can somewhat make out in the photo) the pin is not visible. I could feel the end of it with a finger but it wasn't actuating the switch. How far back can it reasonably be driven? It is quite a bit higher than the floor of the car so I would have to find a way to use the punch on about a 30 degree angle...