So I did this today.
I had asked Lynn Calder about altering the software but if that happens it will be a while off and I need the NATO to charge my trailer battery on our upcoming trip to Montenegro. So I have wired it to INT2 instead.
Here's how.
The NATO/Winch switch goes to the BCM and then to a relay under the back seat, from that relay the signal goes to the two big relays under the bonnet and in the RHS front wheel arch.
I had hoped to grab the signal from INT2 at the fuse which is also under the back seat but unfortunately the fuse is before the switch and so is permanently live.
So I picked up the INT2 wire from the LHS footwell, removed some trim and ran it along to the signal wire of the small NATO relay. It means that I have lost the use of INT2 but I don't really think I need it.
The advantages are that I can power the NATO socket at any speed, which I will need as the 300Ah battery on the trailer needs a lot of charging! I will also be able to use the winch without the engine running which could be handy in an emergency. It does mean that the winch could be used in Park so I'll have to be careful not to damage the transmission. Nothing a bit of common sense can't solve.
If you want to do this the NATO small relay is in the picture, (it's the one I have removed) the signal wire is Purple.
The INT2 wires are located in the LHS of the LHS footwell pos
itive is also Purple..
I had asked Lynn Calder about altering the software but if that happens it will be a while off and I need the NATO to charge my trailer battery on our upcoming trip to Montenegro. So I have wired it to INT2 instead.
Here's how.
The NATO/Winch switch goes to the BCM and then to a relay under the back seat, from that relay the signal goes to the two big relays under the bonnet and in the RHS front wheel arch.
I had hoped to grab the signal from INT2 at the fuse which is also under the back seat but unfortunately the fuse is before the switch and so is permanently live.
So I picked up the INT2 wire from the LHS footwell, removed some trim and ran it along to the signal wire of the small NATO relay. It means that I have lost the use of INT2 but I don't really think I need it.
The advantages are that I can power the NATO socket at any speed, which I will need as the 300Ah battery on the trailer needs a lot of charging! I will also be able to use the winch without the engine running which could be handy in an emergency. It does mean that the winch could be used in Park so I'll have to be careful not to damage the transmission. Nothing a bit of common sense can't solve.
If you want to do this the NATO small relay is in the picture, (it's the one I have removed) the signal wire is Purple.
The INT2 wires are located in the LHS of the LHS footwell pos
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