Mysterious switch
Le Mans Master
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From: Currently somewhere in IL,IN,KY,TN,MO,AR,MS,AL, or FL
It's the OnStar receiver and it can be removed.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2014
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From: Dayton OH
I might be able to help. Do you by chance have NAV? If so, it could very possibly be a VSS bypass switch. Flip the switch while on the screen where you can put in a destination and it will bypass the lock out. It will allow you to put in an address while moving. It will time out and you will otherwise notice no difference. The street, city, etc will light up and respond to touch if that what it's for.
You can also trace the wires to point of connection. VSS point of termination is the wire harness behind the NAV. I believe it's pink with a white stripe? The switch does not draw any power.
If no NAV, then ?
You can also trace the wires to point of connection. VSS point of termination is the wire harness behind the NAV. I believe it's pink with a white stripe? The switch does not draw any power.
If no NAV, then ?
Last edited by MH663; Apr 3, 2016 at 10:47 AM.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2001
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From: Hamilton Square NJ, Ocean City N. J. Key Biscayne Fla.
My brother says he did strange things to every house he ever lived in, just to annoy the next renter/owner. One was adding wall outlets and switches that never hooked into wiring. Messing with HVAC ducts to make different sounds when the furnace or AC kicked on/off was his favorite trick. I wouldn't doubt he did similar stuff with his cars.
IMO, that is major wacky behavior on the part of your Brother. Did someone drop him on his head when he was a Kid?
Racer
Joined: Jul 2014
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From: Klein TX
My brother says he did strange things to every house he ever lived in, just to annoy the next renter/owner. One was adding wall outlets and switches that never hooked into wiring. Messing with HVAC ducts to make different sounds when the furnace or AC kicked on/off was his favorite trick. I wouldn't doubt he did similar stuff with his cars.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: South Riding VA
I might be able to help. Do you by chance have NAV? If so, it could very possibly be a VSS bypass switch. Flip the switch while on the screen where you can put in a destination and it will bypass the lock out. It will allow you to put in an address while moving. It will time out and you will otherwise notice no difference. The street, city, etc will light up and respond to touch if that what it's for.
You can also trace the wires to point of connection. VSS point of termination is the wire harness behind the NAV. I believe it's pink with a white stripe? The switch does not draw any power.
If no NAV, then ?
You can also trace the wires to point of connection. VSS point of termination is the wire harness behind the NAV. I believe it's pink with a white stripe? The switch does not draw any power.
If no NAV, then ?
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Safety Car
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From: Missouri
St. Jude Donor '13-'14
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Radar/Laser detector quick on/off?
Some other aftermarket equipment that's been removed? Such as LED's, Mild to Wild on an NPP system that's been re-swapped, etc.
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Some other aftermarket equipment that's been removed? Such as LED's, Mild to Wild on an NPP system that's been re-swapped, etc.
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Instructor
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From: DesPlaines Illinois
Well, i Finally Found out what it was when i took it in for service, when inspecting the front bumper we saw signs of a radar device that was hooked up, in the mouth section of the bumper, however the previous owner took out the system, so its pretty much an empty switch for now. Either way thanks to all for guessing, it was a fun game 
Safety Car
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From: St Louis Area IL
Well, i Finally Found out what it was when i took it in for service, when inspecting the front bumper we saw signs of a radar device that was hooked up, in the mouth section of the bumper, however the previous owner took out the system, so its pretty much an empty switch for now. Either way thanks to all for guessing, it was a fun game
Who are you?
I think hitting that switch put you in an alternate parallel universe.
Actually this is hell. You are posting on the Mustang forum.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Westerville Ohio
I'd love to hear what it's wired to, as most of the previous posts were pretty accurate guesses.
My money's on dispersing the flux field surrounding the car so it can slice through time like butter. May be wrong, but there's a good chance.
Racer
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From: West of Boston Massachusetts
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Some great funny responses here. At least at some time if you want to hook up something that requires a switch, you have a built in switch now. Or when you're driving with someone that doesn't know better you can tell them it engages the camouflage mode.
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Instructor
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From: DesPlaines Illinois
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Instructor
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 139
Likes: 9
From: DesPlaines Illinois
This will put an end to this topic, I took apart the gauage cluster, and sure enough the switch isn't connected to anything. Thanks for all the wild answers.
Last edited by Nijat1; Apr 17, 2016 at 12:50 PM.