Rubberized box in armrest
You are the lucky owner of a rear seat air conditioning booster fan. Unlike the stock rear vent, this one has a detent at the top of the adjuster wheel travel which turns on a powerful (and LOUD) fan located in that rubberized box to blast air into the rear seat. Works very well, especially when the car is hot and you need to cool down the back seat occupants quickly.
I have one of these, too, and no one at the dealer could figure out what was in the box until a mechanic popped open the access flap. It is a complete mystery why it was built into my car, and obviously you didn't order it, either. (As far as I know, you can't order it in the US.) Just a little free gift from the folks at the factory.
The only downside is that you loose the air conditioned armrest storage. Personally, I like the booster fan a lot better.
You are the lucky owner of a rear seat air conditioning booster fan. Unlike the stock rear vent, this one has a detent at the top of the adjuster wheel travel which turns on a powerful (and LOUD) fan located in that rubberized box to blast air into the rear seat. Works very well, especially when the car is hot and you need to cool down the back seat occupants quickly.
I have one of these, too, and no one at the dealer could figure out what was in the box until a mechanic popped open the access flap. It is a complete mystery why it was built into my car, and obviously you didn't order it, either. (As far as I know, you can't order it in the US.) Just a little free gift from the folks at the factory.
The only downside is that you loose the air conditioned armrest storage. Personally, I like the booster fan a lot better.
