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Weird switch under left side of dashboard? (pics inside)

Posted: March 15th, 2009, 2:21 am
by 95Mx3GS
Well no one seems to have the answer to this but now that I have pictures it might help. Its under the left side of the steering wheel and its a switch. The only pattern I see when turning it on/off is that the car makes a clicky sound from around the clock area. It's hard to describe. I also don't have any aftermarket alarms set up. Heres a pic:


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************Also, it says STM on it...**************

Re: Weird switch under left side of dashboard? (pics inside)

Posted: March 15th, 2009, 2:49 am
by projectzemx3
oh the joys of buying pre-owned vehicles :mrgreen:

Re: Weird switch under left side of dashboard? (pics inside)

Posted: March 15th, 2009, 2:53 am
by 95Mx3GS
Yeah. The switch is actually pretty small (about an inch in total) but it looks bigger in the picture.

Do you have any idea what it is?

Re: Weird switch under left side of dashboard? (pics inside)

Posted: March 15th, 2009, 4:20 am
by RX8SE3P
I'd laugh if it was something that made the odometer stop counting.

It's some dodgy thing the last owner may have put in. Everyone will just be guessing.

Re: Weird switch under left side of dashboard? (pics inside)

Posted: March 15th, 2009, 11:24 pm
by 95Mx3GS
Hah, thats funny cause its exactly what all my friends said. And no, I tried turning it on/off while driving and even turning it on/off before driving and it still worked perfectly.

Re: Weird switch under left side of dashboard? (pics inside)

Posted: March 15th, 2009, 11:37 pm
by _-Night-Shade-_
Definitely something put in by previous owner(s). I know a lot of people said they've had their cooling fans wired to be turned on with a switch, maybe give that a try?

Re: Weird switch under left side of dashboard? (pics inside)

Posted: March 15th, 2009, 11:48 pm
by solo_ryder
Follow the wires...

I X2 the fan idea.

Re: Weird switch under left side of dashboard? (pics inside)

Posted: March 16th, 2009, 12:08 am
by Nd4SpdSe
My guess, despite that you say you don't have one, would be a kill switch for a remote starter. The 626 had one, but we installed that one too.

Re: Weird switch under left side of dashboard? (pics inside)

Posted: March 16th, 2009, 5:01 am
by Whisper
Yeah, following the wires is probably the only sure way to find out what it does.

Re: Weird switch under left side of dashboard? (pics inside)

Posted: March 16th, 2009, 11:40 am
by projectzemx3
i am leaning more towards it engaging the afterburner.

Re: Weird switch under left side of dashboard? (pics inside)

Posted: March 16th, 2009, 2:28 pm
by Whisper
Actually it relieves the pressure from the blinker fluid reservoir, and also orders hookers and blow.

Re: Weird switch under left side of dashboard? (pics inside)

Posted: March 16th, 2009, 2:52 pm
by projectzemx3
dirty car.

Re: Weird switch under left side of dashboard? (pics inside)

Posted: March 16th, 2009, 3:55 pm
by Mooneggs
projectzemx3 wrote:i am leaning more towards it engaging the afterburner.
x2 ROFL

Re: Weird switch under left side of dashboard? (pics inside)

Posted: March 16th, 2009, 5:05 pm
by Custommx3
Does it have an alarm? It may be the switch for the valet mode.

Re: Weird switch under left side of dashboard? (pics inside)

Posted: March 16th, 2009, 5:33 pm
by 95Mx3GS
No it does not have an alarm, it even says that in the first post.
And also, the car is pretty clean, i took that picture on the day that the snow fell real bad and all the inside got dirty real quick.