Another trivia question: mystery plug...
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Another trivia question: mystery plug...
Behind both of the front door panels, there is a plug that seemingly doesn't have any function - at least none that I could think of. Maybe someone will know what their role is...
This is the plug:
This is the plug:
Last edited by Tamas; 01-31-2004 at 01:53 AM.
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...and this is the socket it plugs into. Now, my car has the sport package only - is this something that's only used in the touring or GT package? For instance, the plug for heated mirrors, and the socket is just to keep it in place? Doesn't seem likely, but who knows...
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Well, here is a close-up picture of the "socket"... as for the plug, I have no better close-up shot of that, and the door panel is already back on so I can't take any more photos. But the "socket" doesn't look like a sensor... it's just sitting on the backside of the door trim panel and I can't see anything that would use it. The opening you can see next to it is the oval shaped hole for the door opener handle.
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Use a multi-meter and test it. It looks like it has a orange wire. And on some cars orange was used to inidicate illumination when the parking lights were turned on.
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Maybe it is the shock or activation sensor for the side curtain airbags. I would watch putting anything in there for fear of setting those things off.
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Tamas,
I saw the same thing when i took my doors apart too. I looked through the electrical connections and didn't see this. But then again, it's all spread out in the manual. It would be nice if they did a section (like the door panel) and listed each page that the harness shows up on IMO.
At first when I saw these I thought it might be the sound sensor for the head unit. As far as I can tell, these are exposed when the door panel is put back on. They are just above the door "handle" I beleive. At least that's what I noticed. But the mike for the head unit is about opposite in the dash to the one button start. So that's not it. Perhpase the temp sensors for the auto climate? Assuming that there are settings for the driver and passenger. (Doesn't that form a warm front between the two occupants? ) Of course those would not be used here in the states.
That's just a guess, but I plan on looking again when I have more time ...
I saw the same thing when i took my doors apart too. I looked through the electrical connections and didn't see this. But then again, it's all spread out in the manual. It would be nice if they did a section (like the door panel) and listed each page that the harness shows up on IMO.
At first when I saw these I thought it might be the sound sensor for the head unit. As far as I can tell, these are exposed when the door panel is put back on. They are just above the door "handle" I beleive. At least that's what I noticed. But the mike for the head unit is about opposite in the dash to the one button start. So that's not it. Perhpase the temp sensors for the auto climate? Assuming that there are settings for the driver and passenger. (Doesn't that form a warm front between the two occupants? ) Of course those would not be used here in the states.
That's just a guess, but I plan on looking again when I have more time ...
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