Drivetrain What is this driveline component?

[Habu135]

I'm swapping my gray interior over to black and pulled my center console. Found this component and suspect it is a steering column lock? If I pull it an audible click is heard from the steering column. The car was an automatic at one point. What is this?

 

[Boostedpimp]

That is exactly what it is and used for. If you've converted your care to manual you don't need that