Button question

[volospian]

Hello all.

Well, The car has been back for nearly a week now and I'm beginning to get used to it. Still not given it any real beans, not really the weather for it at the moment, plus the diff buhes are pretty much knackered and I don't think the thump under hard acceleration is good for the car

Anyway, I've got a quick question about the function of a button. It's just beneath the ash tray on the tunnel. It's a little black button, like the door release, and when you press it, it lights up green, but it doesn't seem to do anything.

I must admit I haven't spent much time trying to work out exactly what it does, but I pretty much know what the rest do. I can't seem to find any reference to it in my owners handbook either.

I'm intrigued... Anybody know?

[mikesr]

Sounds like the central locking button

[grahamn]

If it is the one I think it is, it is the alarm status indicator lamp.

Someone with a better explanation will be along shortly.

[volospian]

mikesr said:

Sounds like the central locking button

Ah, that would explain why it doesn't seem to do anything then. I'll have to press it and then get the missus to try the doors

Edited by volospian on Thursday 15th November 09:09

[RUSSELLM]

mikesr said:

Sounds like the central locking button

Tis true

[volospian]

grahamn said:

If it is the one I think it is, it is the alarm status indicator lamp.

Someone with a better explanation will be along shortly.

I dunno. When you press it, it does light up green. Pressing it again seems to have no effect (it doesn't go out) However, it doesn't illuminate when you switch the lights on (like the door release buttons do).

When the battery was knackered the other day, I think it did start flashing though, but then with virtually no power, everything was going mad, with the right turn indicator light coming on randomly and stuff.

[jon h]

It disables the door buttons on the outside of the car, so no-one can open the doors from outside when you are in the car

Jon H

[RUSSELLM]

volospian said:

I dunno. When you press it, it does light up green. Pressing it again seems to have no effect (it doesn't go out) .

It lights up continuous when you press it, to say that you've locked the doors.

Pressing it again, wont turn it off, however opening either of your doors via the button on the door, will turn it off.

Also acts as an "alarm set" flashing light, when you arm the alarm system.

[volospian]

RUSSELLM said:

volospian said:

I dunno. When you press it, it does light up green. Pressing it again seems to have no effect (it doesn't go out) .

It lights up continuous when you press it, to say that you've locked the doors.

Pressing it again, wont turn it off, however opening either of your doors via the button on the door, will turn it off.

Also acts as an "alarm set" flashing light, when you arm the alarm system.

Yeah, that makes sense

Cheers all

[touching cloth]

Always been advised never to press it... and never have to date

[thegreengoblet]

You can push mine on and after a few minutes it goes off on it's own! Pushing it again though does have the desired effect and it stays on until a door in opened from the inside.

[kojak]

jon h said:

It disables the door buttons on the outside of the car, so no-one can open the doors from outside when you are in the car

Jon H

[gattor]

It can be what ever you wire it to be!

On mine its the imobiliser and alarm status button

[ancol]

jon h is spot on

[optimax sniffer]

It is in the same category as the key switch by the ash tray. Not touched

[volospian]

lol, that's about right

I just wondered what it did in case I ever actually pressed it by accident

[grass widow]

kojak said:

jon h said:

It disables the door buttons on the outside of the car, so no-one can open the doors from outside when you are in the car

Jon H

And you only disable it by opening one of the doors from the inside. I use it when I'm in the car on my own at night especially when stopping at lights.

[jayzee]

thegreengoblet said:

You can push mine on and after a few minutes it goes off on it's own! Pushing it again though does have the desired effect and it stays on until a door in opened from the inside.

Mine does this too

[thegreengoblet]

jayzee said:

thegreengoblet said:

You can push mine on and after a few minutes it goes off on it's own! Pushing it again though does have the desired effect and it stays on until a door in opened from the inside.

Mine does this too

Pesky Gremlins!