Wierd button under steering wheel

[diluca]

Hello everybody,

I got my Gladiator for a couple of months now and today i saw this button under my steering wheel,
When i turn it on while driving the orange light on the button turn on but that's it. i don't see any changes on my dash, screen, etc.

Anyone know what this button does ?

Kind regards

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[Josh00333]

Used truck?

That's not a factory item. Best guess is they prior owner had a light or something set to it.

 

[Sponge60]

Looks like that is an aftermarket switch. If so, could have been lights, amp, etc.

 

[Hootbro]

That is not OEM.

 

[diluca]

Used truck?

That's not a factory item. Best guess is they prior owner had a light or something set to it.

yes bought it with 3k miles on it

 

[diluca]

Looks like that is an aftermarket switch. If so, could have been lights, amp, etc.

prob but nothing happens when turned ons so he prob took it of when he sold me the car. I was kinda hoping it was an exhaust switch lol

 

[aceisback]

Whatever you do don’t push it!🥷

 

[DailyMoparGuy]

Press and hold the button for 5 seconds. Stand clear…

 

[j.o.y.ride]

Probably had some exterior lights on it. Follow where the wires lead to. That dash piece next to it, the knee panel, just pops right off easy.

 

[MrZappo]

I had one of those in my truck. No idea what it was for.

In order to figure it out, I would push it every day repeatedly for 5 minutes.

I kept doing this daily until I got a letter from another jeep owner in Australia asking me to cut it out.

 

[sdk131]

As other have said previous owner probably had some accessory installed to it. I would at least poke around a bit to ensure they didn't remove whatever it was (light bar, amp, etc) and leave the wires just clipped off and capable of being energized when the switch is flipped. People do all kinds of sloppy and/or dangerous stuff with wiring that can cause you issues down the road.

 

[diluca]

As other have said previous owner probably had some accessory installed to it. I would at least poke around a bit to ensure they didn't remove whatever it was (light bar, amp, etc) and leave the wires just clipped off and capable of being energized when the switch is flipped. People do all kinds of sloppy and/or dangerous stuff with wiring that can cause you issues down the road.

Thanks for the tip, i'll check it out

 

[mdyucca]

With a previous Dodge truck, I installed a factory fog light package. The fog light harness included a switch that looked like the switch in your photo. Maybe?

 

[Gvsukids]

Hello everybody,

I got my Gladiator for a couple of months now and today i saw this button under my steering wheel,
When i turn it on while driving the orange light on the button turn on but that's it. i don't see any changes on my dash, screen, etc.

Anyone know what this button does ?

Kind regards

Looks like aftermarket interior cargo light switch from an International box truck.

 

[Roklok]

I have a switch like that, in the same location. It is the manual switch for my Power XL steps. I had it installed if in case I put bar doors on the Jeep.

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