I wondered how long it would take . . .sharp eyes! The PO had some kind of LED for an aftermarket alarm in that hole. I removed it and, since the wood was ruined anyway by the hole, decided to "make lemonade." I enlarged the hole and mounted a recessed pushbutton switch, then ran the wires up into the glove box and connected them to my garage door opener remote control. To open/close the garage door, I press that button. The recess keeps the button from being accidentally pressed by stuff sitting on the console.

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970