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What is this switch

Old Feb 28, 2013 | 08:49 PM
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What is this switch

I swear I have been looking in the manual and even tried looking for info online but I can't find out what this switch does. Can someone inform me please. Its under the steering wheel to the right. Its a silver metallic switch that goes up and down. Sorry for my ignorance.

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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 08:53 PM
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might be an exhaust valve switch ? or maybe some custom light ? custum horn ? radio switch for an ipod module of some sort ?
 
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 08:56 PM
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prob the NOS
 
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 09:00 PM
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I can't see your picture because my work is blocking it... but without seeing it I will provide some suggestions.

Possibly for aftermarket fog lights or a toggle switch for the Navigation system motion-lockout being able to detect if the car is moving, or possibly a switch to keep VDC permanently disabled? Maybe it powers an exhaust E-cutout like the previous poster suggested. Look around under your hood and see if you see any unusual aftermarket wiring coming from the firewall, and try to track where it goes to. Maybe the previous owner has a little compressor and air horns hidden somewhere in the engine bay and that switch powers them?

I assume you flipped it to see if it did anything?
 
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 09:00 PM
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why not post a picture of it, so we know what your talking about
 
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 09:01 PM
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Probably the passanger eject button ... Just wait till your girlfriend pisses you off one day then try it out
 
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by partyman66
I can't see your picture because my work is blocking it... but without seeing it I will provide some suggestions.

Possibly for aftermarket fog lights or a toggle switch for the Navigation system motion-lockout being able to detect if the car is moving, or possibly a switch to keep VDC permanently disabled? Maybe it powers an exhaust E-cutout like the previous poster suggested. Look around under your hood and see if you see any unusual aftermarket wiring coming from the firewall, and try to track where it goes to. Maybe the previous owner has a little compressor and air horns hidden somewhere in the engine bay and that switch powers them?

I assume you flipped it to see if it did anything?
yes i did i flipped it while i was driving and nothing ill have to check maybe its does something with lights......
 
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 09:19 PM
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Lazy installers alarm valet mode switch?
 
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 09:29 PM
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I think you get the point though that it's aftermarket and not something standard. Check the suggestions above and see if it is any of those, other than that you can either follow wiring and try to figure it out or learn to live with never knowing.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 11:41 PM
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Yeah I hear ya. Hmm wonder what it could be.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 12:17 AM
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Trace the wires. I want to know what that is
 
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 12:29 AM
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By now you know you won't find it in our manual. It's in plain sight so I doubt it's a kill switch, mine are always hidden extremely well. NOS would be close to the shifter/steering wheel. Like a few members posted, follow the wires or maybe it's to confuse the hell out of the next owner and there are no wires!
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 12:32 AM
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or maybe it's to confuse the hell out of the next owner and there are no wires!
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That's such a great idea, add a few extra switches right before selling it and just have wires dead ended under the dash somewhere. Then, watch for a post on here when the next owner is trying to figure out what they would be for.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Kerry Garrison
That's such a great idea, add a few extra switches right before selling it and just have wires dead ended under the dash somewhere. Then, watch for a post on here when the next owner is trying to figure out what they would be for.
That's a lot of effort to f with somebody, and you are assuming that this forum is widely viewed by everyone selling a G.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 01:03 AM
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Do you have an aftermarket alarm or remote start on ur car?
 
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