What is this hidden button?
I have a 2011 Fit base trim MT that I bought new a few months back, and I've finally started to crawl around under the dash (at this point to run power and audio lines for my phone dock in a nicely hidden fashion). Can anyone shed some light on why there's a little blue button down here in front of the driver's left leg? It has three wires leaving it: black, brown, and purple. I think those go into a mysterious module behind the dash panel, zip tied to the frame, not apparently designed in. Its wiring harness includes lots of wires, and it has an adjustable (with a screwdriver) dial that goes from "min" to "max". It also has a blue wire running out of the end opposite the wiring harness, which I suspect is an antenna.
Pushing the button does not have any discernible effect. Is this part of a dealer's (now deactivated?) security system? I bought the car through my credit union's program to negotiate on my behalf with multiple dealers, so I've never actually spoken with its salesman (though I know which dealer sold it). Or maybe a tracker so the lender can find it if I stop paying the bills? http://magicpacket.net/img/fit/mystery_button_1.jpeg http://magicpacket.net/img/fit/mystery_button_2.jpeg http://magicpacket.net/img/fit/mystery_module.jpeg |
its been covered before here. I believe its a Dealer alarm at is installed in every car, if you dont buy the option they it just doesn't get activated
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Is that on the 2011 and up?
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Originally Posted by MNfit
(Post 1049102)
its been covered before here. I believe its a Dealer alarm at is installed in every car, if you dont buy the option they it just doesn't get activated
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I'm pretty sure pressing that button enables the Fit's flux capacitor.
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That isn't stock. If you didn't purchase any add-ons for your car then it shouldn't be there. Go back to your dealer and have them remove it.
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^^ditto^^
And if you purchased your car as new ask 'em waz-up with dat????? |
And replace the panel since it looks screwed in, why they didn't just use a heavy-duty 3M double sided tape for it is stupid.
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I'ts part of the KARR alarm the dealer installs & tries to sell you. I have one too, just never got around to getting under the dash to try to figure out how to rip it out.
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This would piss me off. I hate it when dealers put extra shit on cars and expect people to pay for it. Then again, most consumers are ignorant and view vehicles as transportation as a means to get from A to B and ignore this stuff.
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Would piss me off as well to see anything screwed into a dash panel on a new car I was about to buy - in fact, I would refuse to buy it...
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