Does anyone know what this button is?

BradM · 02-08-2026, 03:03 PM

Hi everyone, I just purchased a 2020 1SS 1LE and it has this button to the bottom left of the steering column. I didn't find it in the manual and guess it may be aftermarket. I haven't pressed it yet for fear of it being for an ejection seat. Thanks
Sorry for the sideways picture.

cdb95z28 · 02-08-2026, 03:05 PM

Not OE

piening2150 · 02-08-2026, 03:15 PM

Dealer installed antitheft/tracking BS. Follow the wires. If you're lucky it's plugged into the OBD2 port and not spliced into factory wiring. Then you can simply unplug & remove.

BradM · 02-08-2026, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by piening2150

Dealer installed antitheft/tracking BS. Follow the wires. If you're lucky it's plugged into the OBD2 port and not spliced into factory wiring. Then you can simply unplug & remove.

I bet you are correct. Thank you!

olrocker · 03-27-2026, 11:14 PM

First I’d take it right to where I bought it and ask them if it was installed at their dealership. If so, ask them to remove it.

If not maybe try to trace it back to the original dealer where it was bought when new.

If you still have no luck Take it to a REPUTABLE mechanic and have them remove EVERYTHING including whatever the aftermarket module is and all the aftermarket wiring and restore the car completely stock.

You do NOT want that crap interfering with the factory wiring, modules, and other factiry ekectrinucs and accessories.

Ventmaster · 03-28-2026, 06:30 PM

But keep the button and when someone asks, tell'em that's for when the brakes fail at the end of a "run", that button deploys the emergency chute!

02-08-2026, 03:03 PM	#1
BradM Drives: looking for a 5th gen Join Date: Jan 2026 Location: Sherman, Tx Posts: 3	Does anyone know what this button is? Hi everyone, I just purchased a 2020 1SS 1LE and it has this button to the bottom left of the steering column. I didn't find it in the manual and guess it may be aftermarket. I haven't pressed it yet for fear of it being for an ejection seat. Thanks Sorry for the sideways picture. Attached Images

02-08-2026, 03:05 PM	#2
cdb95z28 Drives: 2022 1SS 1LE A10 BCD WCT+PDR Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Johnstown, PA Posts: 3,825	Not OE __________________ 2022 1SS 1LE A10 BCD WCT+PDR2014 1SS 1LE NPP RECARO SIM-SOLD1995 Z28 M6 GSC PGM-SOLD1975 NOVA COUPE 300HP 350 TH350 FLASH RED-SOLD "KEEP THE FAITH"-Fbodfather

03-27-2026, 11:14 PM	#5
olrocker Drives: People crazy with my sexiness Join Date: Jun 2023 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 1,026	First I’d take it right to where I bought it and ask them if it was installed at their dealership. If so, ask them to remove it. If not maybe try to trace it back to the original dealer where it was bought when new. If you still have no luck Take it to a REPUTABLE mechanic and have them remove EVERYTHING including whatever the aftermarket module is and all the aftermarket wiring and restore the car completely stock. You do NOT want that crap interfering with the factory wiring, modules, and other factiry ekectrinucs and accessories. __________________ Purchase order submitted on 6/23/23 Received and purchased 9/8/2023 2024 2SS 6MT coupe Sharkskin/Light gray Moonroof/Navi/NPP/Mag Ride/Red Brake Calipers Gray painted split spoke wheels Illuminated footwells/illuminated bowtie

02-08-2026, 03:15 PM	#3
piening2150 Drives: '23 2SS 1LE 6MT Join Date: Oct 2025 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 89	Dealer installed antitheft/tracking BS. Follow the wires. If you're lucky it's plugged into the OBD2 port and not spliced into factory wiring. Then you can simply unplug & remove.

03-28-2026, 06:30 PM	#6
Ventmaster Drives: 2017 1SS 6spd Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Utah Posts: 3,041	But keep the button and when someone asks, tell'em that's for when the brakes fail at the end of a "run", that button deploys the emergency chute!

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