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Old 06-16-2019, 02:54 PM
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Just found out today that there is a strange button in my XK hidden behind the cig lighter.
Doesnt do anything, also cant find it in the ownersmanual.. :/
Do more people have a button in that spot??
If so, what does it do


 
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Old 06-16-2019, 02:55 PM
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Follow the wires?
 
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Old 06-16-2019, 02:56 PM
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Ejection seat switch?
 
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Old 06-16-2019, 03:31 PM
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Ejection seat switch?
Agree, its not red so it is probably ok to touch it.

It does look aftermarket so you'd have to trace it out to tell what it is intended for.
 
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Old 06-16-2019, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 110reef
Ejection seat switch?
Nope. That's here:


 
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Old 06-16-2019, 06:11 PM
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Cool place for a switch, but yeah, you’re on your own to figure out what it does.
 
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Old 06-16-2019, 09:41 PM
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Ask the previous owner!:-)
 
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Old 06-16-2019, 09:55 PM
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Nice installation, though...
 
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Old 06-16-2019, 10:33 PM
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See if it enables/disables the automatic power antenna. This is was pretty common mod on the early models that had this antenna.
 
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Old 06-16-2019, 10:40 PM
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Good catch, Steve! Odds are you're right. The OP's Public Profile shows that he's in The Netherlands and has a 2006 XK, the first model year of the X150 in Europe that has the retractable antenna.
 
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Originally Posted by WhiteXKR
See if it enables/disables the automatic power antenna. This is was pretty common mod on the early models that had this antenna.
If it is for the antenna I want one.
 
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Old 06-17-2019, 06:49 PM
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or the radar detector...
 
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Old 06-17-2019, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by WhiteXKR
See if it enables/disables the automatic power antenna. This is was pretty common mod on the early models that had this antenna.
I had one added to my X100 but at the back of the central armrest, also had a boot/trunk release release button installed there too, I think I paid an auto electrician £80 to install both
 
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Old 06-18-2019, 06:43 AM
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I checked my car. It does not have that.
 
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