# What's that?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-that/52425>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [July 25, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-that/52425 "2010-07-25T03:35:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![shootie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shootie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shootie)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-that/52425/1 "2010-07-25T03:35:49Z")

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just bought a 2009 kia rio.there’s a slot in the dash below radio above climate controls.it’s not in manual.what the heck is this slot for?

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**Author:** ![hd72mm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9fc29f/32.png) [@hd72mm](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hd72mm)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 9:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-that/52425/2 "2010-07-25T09:42:52Z")

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A music CD?

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**Author:** ![mleich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mleich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mleich)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 11:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-that/52425/3 "2010-07-25T11:01:15Z")

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Storage compartment? Can you post a picture?

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-that/52425/4 "2010-07-25T15:04:31Z")

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Believe it or not, it’s to hold thin pieces of paper like parking passes.

One of the more bizarre convenience features I’ve run across.