What the heck is this?

[myfirstlincoln]

So I was under the dash for other reasons and noticed this wasn't "connected"

I have no idea what it is but it's a hose type of piece which connects to the assembly on the pedal via a metal shaft of some sort. I tried pushing it back on to where it belongs but it doesn't seem to want to go. I didn't press too hard because I didn't want to break it...In the first and second pic it's just loosely sitting in the house and can/will easily fall out. It also had a lot of grease/lube on it....Can I just use more force is there a specific way it must be turned to fit in??

Thanks in advance

 

[manoli]

Not sure but maybe it moves the pedals back and forward?

 

[5TA1NER]

Not sure exactly but it might be the switch to turn off the cruise control when the brake pedal is pressed.

 

[myfirstlincoln]

I figured it out. Thanks for the responses. Manoli was right - it does indeed move the pedals forward and back. I also found out today that after having the car for about 3 years, it is equipped with a remote starter (At least I found the box) and a switch to the turn the box on and off. The box seems to power up (led light comes on) but I have no idea how it works or anything. When I bought the car it didn't come with a different key fob either so I'm totally confused.

 

[Right on the Mark]

I figured it out. Thanks for the responses. Manoli was right - it does indeed move the pedals forward and back. I also found out today that after having the car for about 3 years, it is equipped with a remote starter (At least I found the box) and a switch to the turn the box on and off. The box seems to power up (led light comes on) but I have no idea how it works or anything. When I bought the car it didn't come with a different key fob either so I'm totally confused.

Read the maker off the box and call them about a fob.

 

[marcredd]

A lot of the remote starter companies on the market have DEI as their parent company. Not saying that is what you have but may help if it is a subsidiary product.

 

[joegr]

Not sure exactly but it might be the switch to turn off the cruise control when the brake pedal is pressed.

FYI (for the curious): The cruise control is normally disengaged when you press the brake pedal via the brake light switch. The emergency backup to this is a hydraulic pressure switch on the master cylinder. (It is this same switch that caused unattended fires in several Ford cars. A recall added a cable with an in-line fuse to solve this. Later, they starting correctly fusing the circuit so that the in-line fuse was no longer needed.)

 

[marcredd]

Interesting and scary at the same time.