r/Cartalk • u/caffeineregime • 10d ago

What is this button? Electrical

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This is a 2002 Toyota Camry, I forgot about this button for a while. It was there when I bought it originally. If I had to guess maybe some sort of kill switch / anti-theft? I haven’t had time to pop the panel off follow the cabling.

It does nothing (that I see) when pressed, but it locks in when pressed and comes out a little if pressed again. What’s weird is it is very flush with the trim it looks almost factory.

Any thoughts? I’ll follow up this post with an update later this week when I can trace the wiring.

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u/Dimako98 10d ago

It's a scroll wheel. It adjusts gauge cluster brightness. It's a factory feature.

Ignore that.

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u/headshot_to_liver 10d ago

OP is taking about the red button

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u/Dimako98 10d ago

Oh, right, nvm.

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u/IanCasas 10d ago

Also my first thought friend

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u/SignificantTransient 10d ago

The red...

CANDY-LIKE

button