Aux plug under left side cover

Can anyone tell me what the fuse rating is on the aux plug under the left side panel. I'm thinking of plugging my heated seat into it, but cant find its fuse or the rating. It seems to power up on ignition turn on and power down approximately 2 minutes after ignition off. Any help welcome. I want to connect to an ignition dependant power supply so I cant leave the seat on and drain the battery.Thanks

Paul Jacobs said:

Can anyone tell me what the fuse rating is on the aux plug under the left side panel. I'm thinking of plugging my heated seat into it, but cant find its fuse or the rating. It seems to power up on ignition turn on and power down approximately 2 minutes after ignition off. Any help welcome. I want to connect to an ignition dependant power supply so I cant leave the seat on and drain the battery.Thanks

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Give me wire colours of connector please so I can definitively identify which connector you mean

There is no 'aux plug' in that area, sounds like you may be looking at the emissions system purge valve* connector (Yellow/Red Brown/Pink**) - if that's what it is you certainly do NOT want to connect a high current source to that

* I don't believe you have the emissions canister on Oz Roadster, therefor that connector would not be connected.

** that Brown/Pink is sourced off the ECU Relay which powers the important engine management components like coils & injectors etc; from your description that it only powers off a few minutes after key-off (or Kill) I would say that is exactly what you're looking at (you should probably hear the relay click off at same time power drops off from that connector)

For a high current source you should use a relay and if you want it only to be live with Ignition-on, connect the relay coil power to an appropriate source - I'd be fine with you driving the relay coil off that Brown/Pink wire - note however the Yellow/Red should NOT be used for the negative - although I would prefer you connect the coil positive to parking lamp circuit (yellow) or lighting control (red/blue); but direct the main current flow from battery positive (or you can use the accessory power wire (purple) also on the left side (this is constant power but if switching via relay will accomplish your requirement)

Thanks that's exactly what I was looking at. I've gone straight to the battery with 20 amp fuse. I'd like to have spliced into an ignition dependent positive but couldn't find anything easily and didn't want to F.... Anything up.

I would imagine he's talking about the plug for the cigarette lighter outlet

juice_man_86 said:

I would imagine he's talking about the plug for the cigarette lighter outlet

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At least on the Touring that is always live - it does not behave as mentioned.