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?

 

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

 

Is that on the 2011 and up?

 

Yeah I did find this and this before posting, but neither one has picture links that still work so I didn't take any comfort in them.

 

Supreme Court Mulls Warrantless GPS Tracking - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine

*tin foil hat*

 

I'm pretty sure pressing that button enables the Fit's flux capacitor.

 

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.

 

^^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.

 

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.

 

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.

/rant

 

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...