Mysterious Button

Does anyone know what this button is / does?

 

Ejector seat

 

Looks like for auxiliary lighting like driving lights

 

That does not look like a factory installation. When switched on, does anything turn on? Like maybe grill lights, or ditch lights? Is there a compressor mounted under the hood for airing up the tires when four-wheeling?

 

Vibrator effect in your seat

 

Welcome

 

Follow the wiring. Only the previous owner knows what it’s for.

 

Usually a self destruct, when it's in that location. I think that arms it and the blow up button is somewhere else.

 

Not a factory button. Agree with above Follow the wires to see.

 

It shows the previous owner didn't give a fuck, when he could've used one of four pre-existing empty spots with blanking plates.

 

it certainly DOES do that

 

And he could have clocked it to 12 o’clock, but that was too much work.

Seriously though, it could be a kill switch. What it kills is anybody’s guess, I wouldn’t touch it.

Ok, Seriously seriously, @Caedmon, check the fuse box under the dash by the parking brake to see if it has a piggy back fuse tap in one of the slots. If it does, it’s probably wired to a relay under the hood. Look under the hood for a relay somewhere that looks out of place, then follow those wires to the aftermarket accessory it’s powering. However, it could be the accessory was removed already.

 

Touch it and report back

Even better if you are recording it in case somrthing like a gremlin pops out

 

It's the trunk monkey switch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx6WB5YJia8

 

Welcome

 

I agree with filming it. I also want to see the Arc of the covenant when it opens.

 

Welcome

 

LOL.
Thanks everyone.

I've toggled it a few times.
No gremlins, bombs, or covenant elite. Nothing noticeable happens.

The Carfax report DOES show nitrogen in tires, but I have no idea how that works.

Nothing in the carfax report tells me what might have happened.

I will try to follow the wiring the best I can.

I will post my results.

 

Tires just have nitrogen in them. Supposed to not fluctuate like air.

they may have removed whatever was attached to it. So now its a free toggle switch for whatever lol

 

Welcome from Arizona!
Maybe it is a kill switch.

 

That's what I was going to say. Toggle the thing and try to start the vehicle and see. If it doesn't then it is wired into the fuse box system.

 

As Inyo noted, usually auxiliary light. Cheap lights come with a wiring harness with a button that looks like that. It usually lights up when powered on. Yours may not be connected any longer. I guess I don’t give an F about my wrangler.

 

Why would you?

 

This is why I don’t like buying used cars anymore. There are now so many cheap lighting options and electrical accessories that people can buy. You have no idea what the previous owner did to hack into the wiring system to install them and possibly worse how they quickly removed everything when selling the car.