andy8174

hey guys.. im wondering?? do any of you guys know what this little slot is used for? it's located under the coin holder/cig lighter... in front of the gear... when u pull of this little tab.. it reveals a little port to insert something in there.. can someone tell me what this is? thanx in advance...

TLSAnthracite

mna...what are u talking about??? I have a 03 TLS and it's like a little try, maybe u should post a pic

REV-01

tl 03 and up don't have the obd port over there, is above the gas petal on a welded bracket

NYZGREATST

im not sure but from what i hear, its for emissions?! they plug a wire into that and electronically check ur emissions....... dont quote me though

PlanoTLS

It sounds like you may be talking about the shift lock release. If this is correct, you can remove the little slotted cover and stick a screwdriver or key down into there so you can get the car out of park if you don't have the key or the battery is dead. Could that be what you are talking about?

Darkshear

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Yeah hes talking about the shift lock release.

spl1011

Nah, sounds to me like he is talking about the panel that hides the OBD II D-type plug.
My '02 TL-s has it below the coin holder (where the ash tray would be) and Cig-lighter/poser plug.
He did say it was below that and there is a slot there. However, to remove that piece of plastic, you have to pull the top portion twards you or you may damage the panel.

The lock-out release by the shifter is not really the location he was mentioning (below the coinholder and cig-lighter).
It really depends on the year of the vehicle, so more info is needed!
Looking at Andy's profile, he has a 2000 TL, thus that is the panel for the ODB plug.

em17henry

its the plug to find out and reads the problems with your car, if any of course. lets say you have a check engine light, you bring this to autozone and they plug the reader into that port you see there, hope this is what you're looking to find out...
gluck.

goldendragon576

I think it's the plug for the computer so they check the computer on your car for any problems with emission, engine or anything that the computer would handle. I thnk that's what he's talking about.

bigman

its the computer plug

TABASCOTK

check your manual, it shows a picture of the shift lock release. that is what it sounds like to me.

NSXNEXT

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Ejector seat button. Be very careful.....

Whizzbomb

ABBOUSHI

lol.. its the plug for emission testing

ABBOUSHI