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Not sure what this “button?” Is under the steering wheel.

Not sure what this “button?” Is under the steering wheel.
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RevisionofGrace

Press it, but hold your breath.

11 hours ago
TheRydad

Close, but I believe the correct answer is “have a friend press it and stand behind a masonry wall”.

10 hours ago
Harden-Long

No, no,no. No worries, it's the start button for the ball chiller fan. It pops out from the dash and cools your jewels on a hot summer day.

7 hours ago
TheRydad

Poor man’s ventilated seats. I get it.🤣

6 hours ago
Shitplenty_Fats

Make sure you don’t see Martin-Baker stamped on the frame of your seat before you push it.

10 hours ago
lilt97

Ejecto seato cuhh

11 hours ago
PaleRiderHD

At least I only had to scroll a couple of posts to find it.

4 hours ago
lilt97

LMAO you know someone had to say it

3 hours ago
Direct-Bid-1925

😂😂😂

9 hours ago
Rough-Method8876

This should have way more upvotes than it does. 😂

4 hours ago
MGtech1954

You will have to follow the wire to a control box that may have a name or part #. I imagine it is some type of alarm. could be a button that controls fog light relay.

11 hours ago
Driftlessfshr

I was going to go with aftermarket lights

10 hours ago
campatterbury

Vibrating driver seat.

11 hours ago
cans-of-swine

That is the self destruct button.

11 hours ago
R_Harry_P

Nobody knows:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskMechanics/comments/plt07y/what_is_this_little_device_that_is_under_the/

https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/usttuc/what_is_this_button_mounted_to_the_trim_panel/

https://www.reddit.com/r/hondainsight/comments/1ft8hj7/what_is_this/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Wrangler/comments/1fx5gx3/what_is_this/

https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisit/comments/1ko4z81/bought_a_used_car_found_this_below_the_steering/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ft86/comments/1053ha6/what_is_this_thing_found_bottom_left_driver_side/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Whatisthis/comments/1dibd8l/just_bought_this_car_23_hyundai_santa_fe_this_is/

https://www.reddit.com/r/HondaOdyssey/comments/1hqka3e/unidentified_light/

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoltEV/comments/1g87o72/what_is_this_thing_attached_to_my_interior_fuse/

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoltEV/comments/10ze7ws/i_just_noticed_this_tiny_little_button_under_my/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Nissan/comments/17cr3bk/what_is_this_brand_new_2023_sentra/

https://www.reddit.com/r/EquinoxEv/comments/1gxugxb/flashing_green_light_under_dash_on_drivers_side/

https://www.reddit.com/r/CX5/comments/1ld3coo/what_is_this_can_i_remove_it/

https://www.reddit.com/r/subaru/comments/1jkq55v/anyone_know_what_this_could_be/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Cartalk/comments/15xkpb3/what_is_this_on_my_honda_hrv_2023/

11 hours ago
Peristeronic_Bowtie

this would be genuinely helpful if this sub wasnt satire yk

5 hours ago
cybertruck_giveaway

Ejection seat

11 hours ago
ra6907 OP

Driver or passenger?

11 hours ago
OG-Shadowbanned

Only one way to find out

11 hours ago
ra6907 OP

Scared

11 hours ago
gvbargen

Depends on which turn signal was last used

11 hours ago
JayW8888

And also the gear you are in.

11 hours ago
No_Farm_1100

😂😂

3 hours ago
bm_preston

Both are wired. It’s random. Press to play the lotto.

9 hours ago
vulnoryx

Yes

6 hours ago
Shad0XDTTV

Yes

4 hours ago
thedoucher

EJECTO SEATO CUZ!

7 hours ago
GrumpyOldMan68105

Rocket launcher. Check the grille and headlights.

11 hours ago
[deleted]

Hyper Drive

11 hours ago
SpringSunshineRules

Dealer installed automotive security system sold by KARR Security.

I would take it back to the dealer you bought it from or a Auto Security shop and have it removed.

An old security system that you dont know anything about can leave you stranded someday.

10 hours ago
theninjaseal

Ejecto seat, cuZ

11 hours ago
Shamus-McNasty

Ejecto Seato cuh

4 hours ago
VanbyRiveronbucket

It’s either the smoke or the oil slick button… I get confused as well.

10 hours ago
West-Word-604

spyhunter!

10 hours ago
RandyFunRuiner

Y’all are all wrong it’s obviously a clutch button. The factory clearly forgot to install a clutch pedal so first owner must’ve added this after getting it home from the lot.

10 hours ago
marc4882

That button releases the spiders. Don’t push it on Tuesdays!

9 hours ago
ZogemWho

Does the car have LiDAR jammers? Both cars I’ve had them in have an easy to reach kill switch. Get tagged slow down, turn off jammer.

6 hours ago
CommercialWorried319

I had a car horn rigged similar, needed a functional horn to pass inspection and my mechanic rigged this for me

5 hours ago
Purpleasure34

Looks like an older Karr Security module.

5 hours ago
CapitalWhich6953

Trunk monkey release button.

https://images.app.goo.gl/SUrWvkKC8kjiW6hZ9

2 hours ago
fuckfacekiller

Emergency turn signal when your fluid runs out of primary. Hope this helps fren. 🤘

11 hours ago
TCCPSHOW

Kill switch?

11 hours ago
mysteriouslypuzzled

I'm guessing it was a fuel pump cut off switch. Couldn't start the car without pushing that at the same time. Or something along those lines.

11 hours ago
Grepaugon

https://youtu.be/Y9-zxc_tbeM?si=UjE0d8jMzJWrZU9A

11 hours ago
anythingspossible45

Busters

11 hours ago
Pure_Trust_2779

Reset tire pressure monitor system

11 hours ago
h0tnessm0nster7

Its either mood lighting or pops the hood, dont use while driving unless you're sure..it cud also be nitrous or push button starter, or the ejector seat, suggest try pushing it and run away incase its self destruct

11 hours ago
slriv

Probably an IID bypass, but yeah...

10 hours ago
Due_Question634

Engine start button

10 hours ago
frigintrees

Its to activate the anti graviton field required to approach relativistic speeds needed for time travel, probably dealer installed.

10 hours ago
Warm_Ad_3067

It’s not a red button. Go ahead and push it

10 hours ago
ZombieBreath13

Either an alarm system or custom lights most likely

10 hours ago
40oz_TEC-9

OnStar

9 hours ago
GroundingSpright

Invisibility cloaking button.

9 hours ago
UlfSam9999

Push the button and it emits big loud really nasty farts out of the driver side door jam to persuade traffic cops to stop asking questions and go away so you can be on your way in moments without getting a ticket.

9 hours ago
dumbplumberguy

Have your friend press it and stand outside if they ask questions say your not sure what it does even tho the real reason is because your scared to press it yourself

7 hours ago
IvoryManOfWisdom

It's the flux capacitor button, once you press it engages the 1.21 jigawatts of power. Sidenote: once you press it will you find me as a kid and tell me to invest in Nvidia please?

7 hours ago
Spiritual-Fun-9591

That’s your NOS Booster

7 hours ago
Cryptopher-Conundrum

James Bond ejector seat 😈😂

7 hours ago
RedSix2447

Hey wait… is that a grey/silver jeep compass? lol

7 hours ago
Myr3ads25

I'm going with "Blackout" switch.

7 hours ago
ZealousidealTop6884

Extra loud horn

7 hours ago
Midnight_Ecstatic

Kill switch

7 hours ago
Acceptable-Guess4403

Ejection seat

7 hours ago
BackgroundNo8139

vtec activator for non honda's. press it and hang on yo!

6 hours ago
Better-Can3113

Press it and find out 🙃

6 hours ago
Arther2ShedsJackson

An an 18 series I’ll give you some advice. Hold on let me get some distance from you.

Yelling: Press the Button!

Lol— it probably turns on your fog lamps

6 hours ago
TheAurigauh

It’s part of a LoJack GPS system.

It can be used to either track the car if someone stops paying for it or for you to track it if you pay for their “security service.”

6 hours ago
Ok_Figure7671

Doc! Is that you?

5 hours ago
rcampbel3

It's a La Cucaracha aftermarket horn

5 hours ago
PristineRaccoon2583

Might be a button for Nos

4 hours ago
MysteriousTank6825

NOS!

4 hours ago
Gramerdim

emergency stores jettison or fuel dump I think

4 hours ago
wigwearer

Get out now button

4 hours ago
Carouser65

Oil dump button, you won't find that on a new Range Rover, it's automatic on them.

4 hours ago
Gryphon1171

the button design is very human

4 hours ago
Thornton77

Found a comment on another post

‘Had this on my Jeep and had the dealer remove it. It’s a Karr alarm the dealer installs and tries to sell you during finance.”

4 hours ago
Internal_Apple2608

It's the Omega 13 button!

4 hours ago
SilverM3LRTesla

Don’t cut the red wire!!

3 hours ago
spicmix

History erase. Don’t press it

3 hours ago
mechanical_marten

GPS tracker panic button, pings your location to numbers stored on the device

3 hours ago
HistoricalTowel1127

Auto pilot

3 hours ago
Significant-Ad1890

Who the fuck put the GFCI button there?

3 hours ago
Iambear1234

Thats a I’m about to shut my pants button that turns on the red and blue lights you can now drive on the shoulder

2 hours ago
RonSwansonator88

E-Z Hot Wire - great for when you forget your keys

2 hours ago
LoveK3night

EJECTO SEATO CUZ

2 hours ago
kingmic275

You dont have a hair on your nuts if u dont push it!!!!!

2 hours ago
MainMobile1413

Manual airbag deploy. Cuz you can't trust AI...or sensors...

11 hours ago
Dash508one

Fuck around and find out

11 hours ago
ConstantMango672

Empty the outhouse tank

11 hours ago
nerfedbeyblade

Slick shoes

10 hours ago
JCDagz

Cuban NOS switch

9 hours ago
Harvey_Gramm

Sobriety test module? Passive Purple People Pusher Panic Popout.

11 hours ago
ERS-_-

Dildo alert

10 hours ago
WaxWorkKnight

Butt plug insertion button. It currently only works on the backseat. However it's not uncommon for that to have wires crossed with the high colonic button.

10 hours ago
immortalblack_1

Definitely a DIY ejector seat. Either that or it initiates the Flux Capacitor.

10 hours ago
quigongingerbreadman

That's the button to engage the hyperdrive. Just make sure you're going at least 88 mph before you press it.

10 hours ago
Neither_Upstairs_872

EJECTO SEATO CUH

10 hours ago
400footceiling

Brake lights. You have to press it and the brake pedal simultaneously. Clever mod!

8 hours ago
Girthy-Squirrel-Bits

Ejection seat or Nitrous

8 hours ago
Mr-Krabs13

Kill switch??

8 hours ago
poedraco

I don't know I have one hooked up into my car. Have it bypass a rheostat control so it's on and off instead of gradient, to a servo for particular deployments

7 hours ago
MustyMustacheMan

Ejecto Seato.

7 hours ago
dudebronahbrah

Blue turtle shell

7 hours ago
redd-bluu

The black sleeve with ane aluminum tip that the red wire goes into reminds me of a radio antenna cable. Could it be a mount for some kind of communication device?

7 hours ago
Copperomnivore

That’s the button for the disco ball 🪩

6 hours ago
Informal-Sun9148

Had something similar. We used it to start the car cause the key ignition was worn out, and we figured out how to bypass it

6 hours ago
glassguy05

Ejecto seato cuz !!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

6 hours ago
TheNotoriousTurtle

Ejector seat

6 hours ago
carldeanwebb

It the airbags button push just before you crash

5 hours ago
townlow94

Say the phrase allahu Akhbar then press and hold for 4 seconds. Congratulations you're in a new location

10 hours ago