Now you know I know sod all

[Ian B Walker]

Cough ~ I was doing some digging out in the passengers footwell this afternoon (Forum being down) and found this black box with 4 dip switches in it. What is it and what are the dip switches for?

[Tan]

Is it related to an alarm system??

[BaldGuy]

Hi Ian,

I hope your well, My Wife has something like that hidden behind her dash for her alarm system, so I agree with Tan... Something to do with an alarm maybe past or present....

[Motard]

Does the box tick Ian?

Bob

[Sp!ke]

Looks like the remote receiver for the alarm. I betcha that skinny single black lead goes up inside the passenger A pillar into the headlining and acts as an ariel.

[Bear]

Perhaps it's the black box recorder like they have on planes,if you're in an accident get as damn close to it as you can they always survive :crazy: ;)

[Ian B Walker]

Looks like the remote receiver for the alarm. I betcha that skinny single black lead goes up inside the passenger A pillar into the headlining and acts as an ariel.
Thanks Sp!ke, I think you may be right. Alas the alarm is not functioning, will need to get that sorted asap.

Bob - No its not ticking, should it? :D

[Steve_Perry]

Ian,

I also think that's the interior alarm box, I seem to recall Koolvin stating that all the older UK spec cars had the alarms fitted under contract by the dealership. Alarms were not a factory fitted option, although in the UK they were known as MB standard alarms. I think it all changed after the 1997 model updates across the range?

S.