I don't fly the NG but have flown other Boeing 737 series and aircraft with similar pressurization systems. Your clue is in the word 'inhibited'. Think of what you (or more importantly, the certifying authority) would want from a performance point of view.
Often, the manufacturer's educational text is succinct so that pilots whose first language is not English do not get confused. Unfortunately those who are fluent sometimes try to read too much into it. From a purely theoretical angle, of course.......