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small little button/switch below steering wheel towards feet

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:51 pm
by dara
hi all
i,ve got a little round switch
directly below steering wheel closer to feet
sunk into the grey plastic which would hide all the wiring
size of a half pence ..on off only
....no markings...
... wired up to rest of electric wires
has anybody got any idea what it is?
thanks
dara

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:55 pm
by Bongoliscious
Hi Dara
has it got an LED on it, could be a switch for an imobiliser!

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:35 pm
by dara
It hasn't got a LED
but the two wires red/black definitely go up towards ignition
hoped it might be a security thing
...it's mounted quite discretely...slim etc
i suppose i should test it out tomorrow :)

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 12:01 am
by white van man
have you got parking sensors in the bumpers?if you have it is switch to turn on/of if it is on the left of column,if on right hand side is it rear fog light?

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 9:46 pm
by dara
hi all dara again :)
no it doesn't seem to immobilise ...(unless it has been disabled)
tried this morning
can't see any parking sensors in bumper
so am assuming it's not for that
any other good ideas anybody? :?:

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:25 pm
by Dabs
Could it be for an auxilliary cooling fan for the engine?

Just a thought!

Dabs

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:31 am
by Simon Jones
Have a look at this - it may be the switch that dims the headlights when sat in traffic:

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... dim+switch

Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:08 pm
by dara
:D :D Simon Jones :D :D
thanks
you are right
it's for knocking off the headlights when i stop (in heavy japanese traffic)
works a treat headlights come on again within about 2 secs of moving off again
don't think i'll use it much here in co.down
could have been quite worrying though if i didn't know about it and the switch was accidentally switched
thanks again
dara :)