Unused connection

[Grumpy]

Hi,

Whilst digging around the rear of the van I came across this plug that's not being used. It sits behind the panel in the boot on the passenger side, RHD vehicle.
It's towards the front edge of the wheel arch.

Anyone know what it was intended for and what type of plug it is?

Cheers

G.

 

[anand]

Control wire for the factory inverter

 

[Grumpy]

Control wire for the factory inverter


Thanks, it's a permanently live feed I've found out. Not sure of the amperage and also where it's fused. But another spare feed for something.
Ours is MY23, early May, so surprised they were putting these looms in so early on but not offering the invertors in the options.

Ineos work In mysterious ways.

G.

 

[TheDocAUS]

Control wire for the factory inverter


Thanks, it's a permanently live feed I've found out. Not sure of the amperage and also where it's fused. But another spare feed for something.
Ours is MY23, early May, so surprised they were putting these looms in so early on but not offering the invertors in the options.

Ineos work In mysterious ways.

G.

The fused power cable to the inverter, at least on US models, is stud 4 on the 7 stud busbar. More info here.

Which is the spare stud on this image from a AU diesel car, with no inverter. It came with the 60 amp fuse in place.

 

[DenisM]

@TheDocAUS
Thank you for reminding me of this. Seems an ideal connection point also for powering an air compressor socket ..

 

[Eric]

Control wire for the factory inverter


Thanks, it's a permanently live feed I've found out. Not sure of the amperage and also where it's fused. But another spare feed for something.
Ours is MY23, early May, so surprised they were putting these looms in so early on but not offering the invertors in the options.

Ineos work In mysterious ways.

G.

Since it is a control wire, and you've found it's live, did you check it was a 12v control wire though, and not a lower voltage (5v). I presume it is not a canbus control.

 

[DenisM]

Control wire for the factory inverter


Thanks, it's a permanently live feed I've found out. Not sure of the amperage and also where it's fused. But another spare feed for something.
Ours is MY23, early May, so surprised they were putting these looms in so early on but not offering the invertors in the options.

Ineos work In mysterious ways.

G.

Well before the final product was released, indeed, before final build slot deposits were lodged, there was early commentary on this forum about the "electrical preparation" including a dual battery and a 2Kw inverter... but as we've learned, the marketing hype also generated false hopes which informed customer decisions to purchase, but were later dashed once the pencils in the Ineos finance dept. were sharpened....

 

[landmannnn]

Since it is a control wire, and you've found it's live, did you check it was a 12v control wire though, and not a lower voltage (5v). I presume it is not a canbus control.

You are correct, it is a control wire. About 3v from memory.
It wouldn't be of any use for anything else.