Identify this Modification

Be careful, I think the bottom one activates the ejection seat.

 

Blue tooth

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ Aug 27 2007, 09:24 AM) [snapback]502675[/snapback]</div>

Space invaders, pong, tail gunner, asteroids, let's not be giving away our ages now.

 

My guess: it's the ET mod.

 

That's the "Hang up and drive" button that invokes instant cell phone Karma in neighboring cars:
http://www.funnyplace.org/stream.php?id=4536

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(zenMachine @ Aug 27 2007, 10:45 AM) [snapback]502699[/snapback]</div>

ROFL - Brilliant

 

Maybe it's an additional alarm that will call you to let you know the car is being tampered with.

 

if set up right its the button the thief presses to ask u "yo now that im in your car how the hell do i start it man?"

 

Efusco had a great suggestion, but one question is... Does that Prius have Nav and Bluetooth? If it does (package 5 or 6 for 2007 model) then I would say it's very possible that could be a Nav and Bluetooth speed sensor override. But, the fact that it lights up when the power is off and the light is off when the power is on leads me to think it may be related to some kind of aftermarket alarm system. The best way to find out what those buttons are for is to take some of the dash panels off to get behind those buttons and find out where the wires go to (crawl around under the dash with a flashlight). They must be splice into something or they must be plugged into a box somewhere in the car, just find out where they go and we should be able to figure it out from there.

 

It's obviously the double secret button developed by the Coalition of the Willing that, when pushed, blows up France, only France, and ALL of France.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ilusnforc @ Aug 28 2007, 05:57 PM) [snapback]503450[/snapback]</div>

If you have trouble tracing the wires (which can be a challenge behind the dash), you could remove the switch panel and apply 120V to the connectors. Then just watch to see where the puff of smoke comes from.

 

The lower button softens the ride when crossing railroad tracks.

 

It really isn't difficult to remove a few panels from the dash. First off, you can start by pulling of the left vent piece, just push down on the top edge and pull it straight back toward you and it should pop off. Once the vent panel is off you can just about reach your fingers in behind the 3 blanks where your mystery buttons are and pop those blanks out so you can see the wires behind it. I guess you really wouldn't need to do that if you can get under the dash with a flashlight. Once you get the left vent panel off I think there are just two phillips head screws holding the lower panel of the dash on just below the steering wheel, that should be easy to get off then you can really take a look around. It's really not difficult, look for PDF files with step by step dash removal instructions for the EV button install and you should be able to get just a few little panels out of your way to see what's back there, I don't literally mean to take the entire dash out of the car.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ilusnforc @ Aug 29 2007, 02:42 PM) [snapback]503977[/snapback]</div>

For those of us who are less hands-on, that sounds like a REALLY scary option. I mean, what happens if I break something?? That's also why I'd never try the "apply 120 volts and wait for the puff of smoke" option either!