Three blank buttons between "Emergency lights" and "Passenger's heated seat control"?
 

What were the options for those three buttons?

None... they're just fillers to make the dash look good. =)

Really? Is it possible I could have fully loaded version then?

If you had less options..
 

..you could have a small compartment in there. That takes FOUR(?) buttons to fit.

In 1988 and 1989 there was a reset button for the trip computer that was mounted there. In 1988-1991 there was also an ABS shut-off switch up there.

BUT for your car you have all that you can!!

My dealer told me, that I have "ejection seats" and these buttons activate it.
 

So I afraid to touch them until I will get in real trouble. He also told me, that I have two infrared sensors in front of my car and I will see a "snow flakes" on the left and right of the temperature display, whenever these sensors are detecting a snow 100' in front of my car.

Now siriosly, does anybody uses these "three dummy buttons" for anything useful? Like cap holder?

Yes, it's possible...
 

For 1997... options were...

<b>Quattro value package</b> includes quattro, 16" wheels, sunroof.

<b>All weather package</b> includes heated seats, washer nozzles, door locks, headlamp washers.

<b>Convenience package</b> includes power front passenger seat, driver's side memory, RF locking system (also available as a stand-alone option).

<b>Kodiak leather seat upholstery </b>

<b>Cellular telephone</b> (hands free/voice recognition)

<b>6-speaker 200W Audi/Bose audio

Glass sunroof

Alpine 6-disc CD changer

Pearl White paint</b>

I put my toll tickets between them for easy access. =)

Yeah, it's a coin holder if you don't have the cold weather pkg. =)

No EZPass?
 

I think the EZPass is the best "highway performace" mod you can get.

I don't drive tolls often enough to need it. =)