I (SyncroHead) wrote: > > I saw an 88 Vanagon GL Camper in a parking lot the other day and looked > > inside. > > On top of the steering column, between the steering wheel and gages, the > > usual plastic cover piece was replaced by something I hadn't seen before. > > The cover piece on this van had a large "display" like thing on it. It wa > > molded into the piece and must have come from the factory. It protruded > > up from the usual slope toward the gages and presented the driver with a 1.25" > > tall x 2" wide rectangle that looked like it was dark red plastic. Sort of > > like a warning indicator or display of some sort. > > > > Many cars now place their emergency flasher switch & light in this position, > > but this van had those in the usual position on the right side of the > > instrument binnacle with the defroster switch. > > > > Any one have any idea what this is? I'm not too familiar with the Camper > > models, but have looked them over in the past & haven't noticed anything like > > this. > > > > By the way, the van has a manual tranmission and was not a Syncro. Then Todd Francis writes: > Was it a roller type switch that is the thermostat setting for a seat > heater? That is what I have on my '91." And Joel Walker writes: > from the info i've seen, that would be the switch for the heated seats. > i think it has some sort of temperature indicator or adjustment. > must be nice, eh? :) And then Chris P. Seattle writes: > WAYou dog! Heated seats? Is there anyway on earth the rest of us mere > mortals could aquire such a luxury I continue: Sorry, I've seen the little thumwheel style knobs there for heated seats and this is not anything like a thumwheel. It looks like a little electronic display of some sort. Any other theories???? Thanks, Jim Davis 87 GL Syncro 88 GL Wolfsburg
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