this doesn't look factory installed so i'm wondering if the ford dealer install this while they added a remote starter and alarm system.

i'm sure one of you F-150 experts can help me out.

thanx.

 

Not sure what is, but it looks out of place for sure. I'd move it elsewhere.

 

kinda looks like a starter push button, is it mounted, or just clipped on there?

 

that is the tilt switch for the car starter alarm don't move or fiddle with or remote start won't work and or alarm will go off intermittently

 

Hood switch, so the remote starter will not work when the hood is up.

I have the same thing with my Ford Silver Remote Starter. This does not mean the Gold level ( or CA equiv model ) does not use this as part of the alarm system.

 

^^ X2 It's a mercury switch..dis-connects the remote start when hood is up

 

OR... to save money... They installed a Mercury switch in the engine compartment which is usually used for A tilt sensor for the car. Ex... Your car is getting towed. But they wanted it to have a dual pourpose. So instead of installing a Hood pin they just installed a Mercury switch inside the engine compartment Via the hood so that it could do both.

The difference is that it would set the alarm off instead of killing the Autostart.