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I took out my seats looking for a short in wires. .out from the carpet i found a plug towards drivers side/ center/shifter area and have no clue what it might connect to. .any body know? The yellow and grey obviously go to the driver seat. .but the black connector in the shifter area ??

Glossary of Terms for Automotive connectors. Basic Terms Connector housing - the main body of the the connector. This is the part to which the terminal pins are inserted. This referrers to either side of a connector, it is gender neutral. Gender - The gender of the connector is determined not from the Plug or Cap but the gender of the terminals. While a connector seams to slide into another, this may not be a male connector. Gender determination comes from terminal. Terminal - A conductive part of a connector that is crimped onto a properly stiped wire. Contact - See Terminal Tab Contact - Male Terminal Receptacle Contact - Female Terminal Cap Housing Plug Housing Cavity - The area of the connector that he terminal is inserted. These are what gives a connector is maximum pin count. De-pin - The act of with drawing a terminal from a connector to facilitate repair or modification. Retention Finger - a spring like device usually molded into a connector. This holds the pin in-place while it is being worked on until the TPA is re-inserted. This is usually the part that needs to be depressed to de-pin a connector terminal. TPA - Terminal Position Assurance - This is the retainer plastic piece that must be removed prior to de-pining or re-pining a connector. CPA - Connector Position Assurance. Similar to a TPA, a CPA is a lock a that prevents a mating connector from un-mating. Plug - Typically the Female connector housing. This connector holds the female terminals and is usually inserted into the Cap. Cap -Typically the male connector housing. This connector holds the male terminals and is usually the gender that is PCB mounted. (Electronic modules.) Key - The plastic protrusions from plug or cap housing that prevents a connector from the same series (same cavity count) from mating with this connector Contact Point number - Cxxxa found in FORD TIS wiring diagrams, This is the address of the mating connector as a unit, it does not address either gender individually Sealed - Connector is designed with rubber grommets to keep moisture away from contacts. Unsealed - Connector is not designed with rubber grommets to keep moisture away from contacts. Orientation tabs - Protrusion from a terminal to facilitate proper orientation during insertion into connector housing Header - Terminal contacts in ONLY a PCB mounted connector.