Strange button under dash not the set button!

Hi first post heard great things about you guys! so I have a strange button under my steering wheel and don't know what it is Hope you guys can help!

 

Maybe its a car alarm or something for tuning?????

 

Have you tried pushing it?

 

Aftermarket car alarm. Follow the wiring and it will lead you to the alarm "brain" (behind driver's side kick panel) and most likely the shock sensor (mounted to the steering column).

 

yep tried pushing it and nothing happens hahah, so do you thing they disconnected it cause it does absolutely nothing. Is it the alarm from Toyota? I have an alarm for the windows if anyone tries to break in or breaks the glass car wont start is what they told me

 

I had a similar button on my F-250, I got the same result... nothing... I think it was either the aftermarket air horns that no longer had an air pump attached or some kind of alarm that wasn't in the truck anymore.

 

Might be part of a GPS disabler/fleet tracking system. If your vehicle is/was on the auction circuit for a while, or if it was ever sold by a used lot that sells to "high risk" customers, or belonged to a commercial/private fleet - sometimes the leinholders or business owners have a system installed where they can track and recover the vehicle easier. The button/switch is usually part of the bypass system to allow the vehicle to be restarted.

Even if the system is removed, installers might leave the switch there to make it look less like "hey why are there screw holes all in my vehicle's dash?"

 

Self-destruct button.

Push it!

 

Do it at speed to see if it ejects the passenger seat.

 

It's a "Do Not Push" button that is on all Tacoma trucks.

If enough Tacoma owners push it at the exact same time, it may result in the end of the world

 

alarm. press and hold for 3 second with your key in the "on" position and the light might turn on which means the alarm is now disabled. if that doesn't happen, then the alarm might be disconnected or removed, but they left the button.
I have the same alarm on my truck (slightly different switch).

 

Reminds me of Steven Wright. "I have a light switch in my house that doesn't go to anything. Every time I walk by it I flip it. Then I got this letter from this lady in Germany that said 'cut it out' ".

 

That's the indicator and valet switch for the dealer installed KARR alarm.

 

could be for a cloaking device

 

Toyota installed this button just to mess with our heads! I been pushing my and nothing! lol

 

I have the identical device. In the same location..

 

NOS

 

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