Anyone know what this is - or what it does - or if it's OEM???

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Hey guys! ~ This button was in my truck when I bought it. Never really looked at it - never really thought about it - have no idea what it does or if it's even functional or oem? Any ideas - I can barely operate the radio, not a real technical guy.

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Maybe some kind of aftermarket bluetooth hook up? Maybe button was left because they had to make a hole for it.
 
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Maybe some kind of aftermarket bluetooth hook up? Maybe button was left because they had to make a hole for it.
Not sure ~ the car has On Star, the Sirius satellite stuff, and touch screen nav, and some kind of blue tooth pairing stuff on the steering wheel. I was originally shopping for an SSV hoping to avoid all of the electronic wizardry - ended up stumbling on to a slightly beat LS at a price I couldn't walk away from.
 

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That’s a Parrot or similar device for BT. You’d have to do a little search on Google by pictures to verify what system has been installed.


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This is far less entertaining than the device I found hooked up in the steering column of my explorer years ago. I bought the thing from a small car lot locally, and there was never a lein on it. Some color me surprised when I found a little GPS lte device hooked up under the steering wheel. Once I got it all disconnected, I Googled the fcc ID and found it was a leftover from a shady buy here pay here place. Such a device can locate the vehicle and interrupt the ignition if so desired (ie payments not made}. Needless to say I removed it entirely and had a good chuckle about it.
 
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This is far less entertaining than the device I found hooked up in the steering column of my explorer years ago. I bought the thing from a small car lot locally, and there was never a lein on it. Some color me surprised when I found a little GPS lte device hooked up under the steering wheel. Once I got it all disconnected, I Googled the fcc ID and found it was a leftover from a shady buy here pay here place. Such a device can locate the vehicle and interrupt the ignition if so desired (ie payments not made}. Needless to say I removed it entirely and had a good chuckle about it.
C'mon now ~ when the light starts blinking blue it's exciting!
 

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