Under Dashboard Button and/or Light (I never noticed before?)

Hello.

After getting my car's regular maintenance at a local dealer, I noticed the following button / light / whatever under my steering wheel.

There's a few possibilities:

1) I never noticed it before.

2) It had a cover.

3) Someone installed it.

Beyond those 3 questions, what is it and what does it do?

I asked the technician, he said it's a light with a button. But when I push the button nothing happens. It appears wired into the dashboard.

Picture:

Make, Model, and Year: Toyota Prius C - Model 2 - 2013

Thank you! =)

 

Yes. But I never noticed it before. Is it something they put in recently or did I just never notice? (I realize you probably can't answer that. Thinking out loud). How do I find out for sure what it is? If the technician I normally go to tells me it's a 'light' that makes me question asking the same dealership again. What do you advise?

 

I'm 100% certain it's my car.

Same everything - even down to the door scratches, including the miles, etc.

I called Toyota corporate help line and they took down my concerns. They said they can't receive emails with pictures so I'm better off going to the dealership. In this case, of course, I'm not comfortable going to the same dealership to investigate itself, so corporate gave me a list of nearby dealerships and I spoke with one of the technicians over the phone. He said to stop by and he'll take a look at it and see what's happening under the hood. So I'll be taking it to the other dealership tomorrow. I'm feeling quite uneasy and worried now. =/

 

Will removing it leave two holes in the under dash area? I wonder what Toyota's policy is on that ... cosmetic damage by a dealership. I was never offered any kind of alarm system that I recall. This was back in 2013.

I think I figured out who the maker is. Rockledge Securities. Part of the R3 package. I can't provide a link due to my newly registered status on the board. I checked the company's list of dealership partners and the dealership I bought the car from is on the list. What's interesting is the other dealership I'm having check it out is also on that list. But when I got the answer, "It's just a light", I feel a sense of distrust returning to the original place of purchase.

 

Yesterday, I took it to the other dealership. He examined and confirmed it was a defunct car alarm installed by the other dealership, and seemed dead. I'll go to this other dealership from now on because they are much closer (I've recently moved). They said they will cover regular maintenance and warranty issues, no problem.

I want to say thanks for all the replies and help. This community is amazing! This is was my first thread creation and posting, but I've often lurked and gotten answers here. =)