Waht's This 5-Pin Connector (Near but Not the OBD-II)?

[anubis]

Hi all.

I have a 5-pin connector under and to the right of my steering wheel column. This is NOT the OBD-II port that is to the left of the steering wheel column, where the change holder would have normally been located. This 5-pin connector also has an LED that has been blinking.

The rate of blinking and the number of times it blinks also varies. It does not always blink either, maybe 2/3 the time that the car is in use. Because of the variation in blink rate and no obvious number of blinks each time, I am not able to discern a "code" of some type. I have plugged an OBD-II reader into the connector on the left, but the car's computer reported no error codes.

Does anyone know what this connector port on the right is and also what the blinking means?

Thanks.

 

[StealthWyvern]

um.... yeah you forgot to add one tiny important detail buddy. Just which car are we talking about?

Edit: I see you have a 2004 Mazda 3. Do you have an aftermarket alarm installed or anythign else aftermarket installed?

 

[AusOrion]

My Mazda spec alarm has a light next to the fog lights that will flash if the alarm is trigger. It is quite sensitive, so I see the flashing every couple of days or so. The number of flashes will tell me what caused the alarm to trigger, battery disconnected, door opened, boot opened, car rocked etc.

 

[anubis]

um.... yeah you forgot to add one tiny important detail buddy. Just which car are we talking about?

Edit: I see you have a 2004 Mazda 3. Do you have an aftermarket alarm installed or anythign else aftermarket installed?

I had a brain fart, but I am glad you figured out that I have a 2004 Mazda 3.

I do not have a car alarm.

As for aftermarket parts, I do have some things installed but they are parts that I cannot imagine would have the effect of making the light blink. I have installed a thicker air intake filter for my air conditioner. It is located in the passenger sidekick panel. Mazda did not size the air conditioner for people living in the desert where it gets up to 110 F regularly. I read about and tried this fix to install a thicker filter, that would hopefully slow down the air and give it more time to cool off. It did not work, and I just got used to the miserable heat over time that I hardly notice it anymore.

The other aftermarket part is Silverstar low beam lamps.

I did change the battery twice now. Both times, I put in some Kragen-branded battery.