small little button/switch below steering wheel towards feet

dara · Post by **dara** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:51 pm

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

Bongoliscious · Post by **Bongoliscious** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:55 pm

Hi Dara
has it got an LED on it, could be a switch for an imobiliser!

dara · Post by **dara** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:35 pm

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

white van man · Post by **white van man** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 12:01 am

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?

dara · Post by **dara** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 9:46 pm

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?

Dabs · Post by **Dabs** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:25 pm

Could it be for an auxilliary cooling fan for the engine?

Just a thought!

Dabs

Post by **Simon Jones** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:31 am

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

dara · Post by **dara** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:08 pm

Simon Jones

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