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What's the "vent" under the POWER button for?

Discussion in 'Prius v Main Forum' started by GerryL, Sep 1, 2012.

  1. GerryL

    GerryL Master Model Railroader

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    Anyone know what the little "vent" on the dashboard, way down under the POWER button is for? It looks exactly like the microphone "vent" that's on the ceiling. My guess is that it's a second mic for noise cancellation, but that's purely a guess.
     
    #1 GerryL, Sep 1, 2012
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    It is the in-car temp sensor for the automatic a/c system.
    An aspirator draws in air from the passenger compartment through the sensor.
     
    #2 PriusInParadise, Sep 1, 2012
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    Wow. THANKS! Mystery solved.
     
    #3 GerryL, Sep 2, 2012
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    It's nice to have aspirations.
     
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