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Sep 23, 2021 | 08:51 PM

EXTREME_SD

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Overhead console

Any ideas what the hell these things are in the over head console. Truck is an XLT 2020 F250.

Sep 23, 2021 | 09:14 PM

zeroo

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Motion detector

Sep 23, 2021 | 09:52 PM

EXTREME_SD

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Motion detector

Whaaaat? Lol what the hell is motion detectors for?

Sep 23, 2021 | 09:55 PM

RubenZ

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Whaaaat? Lol what the hell is motion detectors for?

For the alarm. Will detect if there are children left in seats as well.

Sep 23, 2021 | 10:24 PM

Ltngdrvr

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Originally Posted by EXTREME_SD

Whaaaat? Lol what the hell is motion detectors for?

Hmm...
Let's see, what are motion sensors for?
Uh...maybe to sense something in motion?
Seems reasonable to me.

Sep 23, 2021 | 10:35 PM

EXTREME_SD

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5th Wheeling

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RubenZ

For the alarm. Will detect if there are children left in seats as well.

That's awesome thanks for the great info!

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Originally Posted by Ltngdrvr

Hmm...
Let's see, what are motion sensors for?
Uh...maybe to sense something in motion?
Seems reasonable to me.

No **** huh... How could I have not known what the literal function of a motion sensor is. Thanks for the input man

Sep 23, 2021 | 10:38 PM

AlbertaHooter

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I assumed they were microphones for the hands free phone

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Sep 24, 2021 | 01:07 PM

GABAR

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Originally Posted by EXTREME_SD

Whaaaat? Lol what the hell is motion detectors for?

FYI……If you ever find the alarm going off when the windows are up, doors locked and the alarm set……more than likely there’s a bug either crawling or flying around inside your truck.

The sensors will pick up the movement and set off the alarm.

Sep 24, 2021 | 04:47 PM

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KU4OJ

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Test drove several trucks before selecting a dealer and sales guy. On the first drive I asked the sales guy "how do you get these little LEDs to come on?"

He didn't know either.

Sep 24, 2021 | 05:09 PM

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PunksSuperDuty

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They are moth detectors!!! It took me awhile to figure out why my truck alarm was going off for no reason until I learned that during moth season make sure to only engage perimeter alarm when shutting off and locking my truck!

Sep 24, 2021 | 07:39 PM

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elee3

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From: North Florida

My dogs have set it off a couple of times when I didn’t change the setting.

Nov 24, 2022 | 02:04 PM

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David Rosendale

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Sensors and Microphone

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Originally Posted by F250 Bushman

Three Sensors, One is a dead space. And the Microphone is the slotted opening in the front by the lights.

Nov 24, 2022 | 05:44 PM

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Squanto

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Quote:

Originally Posted by EXTREME_SD

Any ideas what the hell these things are in the over head console. Truck is an XLT 2020 F250.

Say something bad about the gov't and you'll find out.

Nov 27, 2022 | 10:44 PM

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F250Ninja

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From: Winnipeg

Since on the topic of those sensors. Dealership said I had a faulty one and was preventing the remote start to operate properly… anyone had this issue ?