empty spot next to passenger side heated seat switch - Subaru Outback

firesail · 01-16-2013, 03:14 PM

I may have over looked it in the threads. But i was wondering whats suppose to go in the empty spot next to the heated seat switch? I have a switch for a light bar im getting ready to put it. If something is meant for there, it could make drilling and cutting easier.

AO River · 01-16-2013, 03:40 PM

Subscribed for the answer. I started another thread about the blanks to the left of the steering wheel column, but if there is switch access in this location it too could be a viable location.

scoobydoo2 · 01-18-2013, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by firesail

I may have over looked it in the threads. But i was wondering whats suppose to go in the empty spot next to the heated seat switch? I have a switch for a light bar im getting ready to put it. If something is meant for there, it could make drilling and cutting easier.

I was thinking of putting the switches for my lights there but figured they would be in the way there. I ended up putting them on the cover to the fuse box. Still easily accessible but out of the way... And I did not have to remove any interior trim to run the wiring harness...I posted pic somewhere on this forum.

iainb · 01-18-2013, 05:10 PM

You mean the small square pocket? I think it's just there to hold stuff, like loose change.

BTW - Pulling the center console apart is very easy. Just look in my interior illumination kit install guide (sig).

AO River · 01-18-2013, 05:25 PM

I think he's talking about the small plastic cover that is next to the change holder; it looks like it could be popped out from underneath and a switch or something installed there. It's just to the left of the passenger heated seats toggle switch.

firesail · 01-18-2013, 06:36 PM

AO River, your correct. Ive the console trim before and it doesnt pop out. I prefer that spot since Im always shifting. Ill just drill and put the switch next to the seat heat switch.

adgjqetuo · 01-19-2013, 10:34 PM

Pictures are king!

I've wondered this too - is it for the illumination kit? The square blank to the left of the passenger heated seat switch.

It seems odd for it to have zero function - why not make the change holder bigger??

bradze · 01-19-2013, 10:46 PM

my guess is that it is based off of what is in the subaru outback the rest of the world gets but is not offered in north america. i know our cars are built in indiana, but im sure they're still designed else where and SOA alters those designs. an SI drive knob goes in between the heater switches, just like whats in older outbacks and some STIs.

achtung6 · 01-20-2013, 11:33 PM

I use the "change holder" for placing the key fob (mine has the keyless ignition) and it fits there perfectly!

jogosub · 01-21-2013, 09:52 AM

I believe in EU (and elsewhere) the empty slot is for rear view mirrors heater switch.

01-16-2013, 03:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
firesail Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NY Car: 2012 Subaru Outback Premium 2.5 Posts: 100 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	empty spot next to passenger side heated seat switch I may have over looked it in the threads. But i was wondering whats suppose to go in the empty spot next to the heated seat switch? I have a switch for a light bar im getting ready to put it. If something is meant for there, it could make drilling and cutting easier.

01-16-2013, 03:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
AO River Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Princeton Car: 2013 2.5i Premium 6mt, Twilight Blue Posts: 1,792 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Subscribed for the answer. I started another thread about the blanks to the left of the steering wheel column, but if there is switch access in this location it too could be a viable location. __________________ R o b _D. Current car: 2013 TB/BC Subaru Outback, 2.5i Premium 6mt Before you start a new thread, please search first! Learn how here. Buying or just bought a Gen 4 Outback FAQ

01-18-2013, 05:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
iainb Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Gainesville, VA Car: 2012 Outback 2.5i LTD w/ Moon Posts: 960 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You mean the small square pocket? I think it's just there to hold stuff, like loose change. BTW - Pulling the center console apart is very easy. Just look in my interior illumination kit install guide (sig). __________________ Gen 4 DIY Thread \| Interior Illumination Kit DIY Guide \| My review of Stohlman Subaru in Herndon, VA '12 2.5i Outback Limited \| '02 1.8t Jetta GLS

01-18-2013, 05:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
AO River Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Princeton Car: 2013 2.5i Premium 6mt, Twilight Blue Posts: 1,792 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I think he's talking about the small plastic cover that is next to the change holder; it looks like it could be popped out from underneath and a switch or something installed there. It's just to the left of the passenger heated seats toggle switch. __________________ R o b _D. Current car: 2013 TB/BC Subaru Outback, 2.5i Premium 6mt Before you start a new thread, please search first! Learn how here. Buying or just bought a Gen 4 Outback FAQ

01-19-2013, 10:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
adgjqetuo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: New Jersey Car: 2013 2.5i Outback Limited w/ moonroof Posts: 159 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Pictures are king! I've wondered this too - is it for the illumination kit? The square blank to the left of the passenger heated seat switch. It seems odd for it to have zero function - why not make the change holder bigger?? __________________ Mike 2013 Subaru Outback Pzev 2.5i Limited Moonroof, Rear vision camera and Homelink Popular Package #2 Graphite Gray Took ownership on 11/24/2012 5,663 miles down / 194,337 miles to go!

01-18-2013, 06:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
firesail Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NY Car: 2012 Subaru Outback Premium 2.5 Posts: 100 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	AO River, your correct. Ive the console trim before and it doesnt pop out. I prefer that spot since Im always shifting. Ill just drill and put the switch next to the seat heat switch.

01-19-2013, 10:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
bradze Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: yelm, wa Car: '11 outback 2.5i premium '12 impreza sport limited Posts: 1,972 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	my guess is that it is based off of what is in the subaru outback the rest of the world gets but is not offered in north america. i know our cars are built in indiana, but im sure they're still designed else where and SOA alters those designs. an SI drive knob goes in between the heater switches, just like whats in older outbacks and some STIs. __________________ who cares about resale value? this is an outback, not getting something else til at least 200k miles! tired of a sore elbow from the hard plastic armrest? get a cover here http://www.redlinegoods.com/cgi-bin/...r&id=1&aid=774

01-20-2013, 11:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
achtung6 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I use the "change holder" for placing the key fob (mine has the keyless ignition) and it fits there perfectly!

01-21-2013, 09:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
jogosub Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Rolling Hills/PV-CA displaced in NW Florida. Car: 13 Outback 2.5i Limited/DDF-PZEV, Crystal Black Silica with Option Pkg 23 Posts: 1,629 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I believe in EU (and elsewhere) the empty slot is for rear view mirrors heater switch.

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