Overhead console light/sensor looking things
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Overhead console light/sensor looking things
Overhead console light/sensor looking things. I have not found in the owners manual what they are or have not seen a thread yet asking about them. They are (2) on the end and seem to point out the back to the backseat and (2) that point down to the front seats. If needed I'll post a pic. To me they look like lights. I'm wondering if they are alarm sensors? Or just screw covers.
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Overhead console light/sensor looking things. I have not found in the owners manual what they are or have not seen a thread yet asking about them. They are (2) on the end and seem to point out the back to the backseat and (2) that point down to the front seats. If needed I'll post a pic. To me they look like lights. I'm wondering if they are alarm sensors? Or just screw covers.
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Its possible two of the sensors are for the alarm. They are not infrared but rather air pressure sensors. That way if the glass is broken the pressure changes and the alarm goes off. But the mics are definitely up there too.
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Call someone and tap on them. Two are mics. The other two more than likely are used for noise cancelation.
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He told me that if the windows were down and someone reached inside the cab through the window it will pick it up. Wanted to show me but I was not interested in a demo at the moment. I was already preoccupied trying to retain all he was showing me.
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If you hit the second Upfitter switch from the left....it squirts out a fine mist of your favorite cologne from each of the holes. The bottle holder/ tube feed is under/under the secret key fob holder. In all seriousness....everyone that has ridden in my truck asks what they are...and I've been saying microphones for the talkie lady...LOL. I'm going to try the open window sensor trick tomorrow and see if it sets off the alarm...or just lock my kid in there and have them freeze then move.
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I am 99% sure those are not tied to the alarm given the truck does not even have a shock sensor. The microphone would be the most likely answer. Only vehicle with motion sensor alarm I have had was the Audi and those stopped working after a couple years. The beeps would start and lights would flash but nothing to obvious like full on vehicle alarm noises. I am currently paying for an upgraded shock alarm and will test it forsure.
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For whats it worth my salesman said two of them were motion sensors for the alarm. The concept being to help if you leave a child in the vehicle, their movement sets off the alarm on the truck so someone finds them. He stated by asking if I had kids, I said no, then he asked if I had a dog, I said of course I had a dog, why else would I buy a truck? So anyway he went on to explain that when I cut off the truck I would be presented with two options on the dash for the alarm. The default includes the regular car alarm plus the inside motion sensors. You have to arrow down to the second one to disable the interior motion sensors, as he suggested when leaving the dog in the truck, else you won't be happy when mans best friend sets off the alarm. Again, this is just what was told me, I have been turning it off when I leave my furry girl in the truck.
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That said I am not sure about an air pressure sensor. The ambient air pressure would be the same in or out of the cab, this would require that a window being broken would have to be hit in such a way that the window would bend inward and then finally break in order to generate a air pressure pulse. Unless the cab is a sealed system the sensor would need to be a military grade sensor.
But still you may well be correct....