Technical OBD port location in 600e

[riverrun]

My first question about my Fiat 600e: where is the OBD port?
I've seen a picture for the LHD version, but that's not useful.
I'd like to use ODB to connect to ABRP (A better route planner) to keep it informed about battery status.

Any ideas?

 

[ZaphodB]

Manufacturers are required to place the OBD II port within three feet of the driver and to make the port accessible without any tools. It is typically located beneath the steering wheel, within the footwell. There are other instances where the connector is behind a cover panel to make its appearance more appealing.

 

[ben]

I'm assuming these are the photos you saw?

It's not just mirrored on the RHD?

 

[riverrun]

I'm assuming these are the photos you saw?

It's not just mirrored on the RHD?

Those were the pictures I saw.
I can't find a similar opening on the RHD driver's side.
I even looked in the glove compartment without luck...

 

[ben]

Those were the pictures I saw.
I can't find a similar opening on the RHD driver's side.
I even looked in the glove compartment without luck...

Maybe a silly question, but it's not in the same place on the passenger side?

 

[riverrun]

Maybe a silly question, but it's not in the same place on the passenger side?

Not as far as I can see.
Before I start ripping out random stuff it could be behind, I thought I'd ask first

 

[riverrun]

I found it. Hidden behind the glove compartment.
I posted a guide for future reference.

Locating the OBD-2 port on a RHD Fiat 600e

The OBD-2 port of a RHD Fiat 600e is hidden in the glove compartment. When you open the glove compartment you see a panel with a switch to turn off the passenger airbag With a bit of pulling and persuasion, the panel can be removed and...

www.fiatforum.com

 

[Penguin515]

I found it. Hidden behind the glove compartment.
I posted a guide for future reference.

Locating the OBD-2 port on a RHD Fiat 600e

The OBD-2 port of a RHD Fiat 600e is hidden in the glove compartment. When you open the glove compartment you see a panel with a switch to turn off the passenger airbag With a bit of pulling and persuasion, the panel can be removed and...

www.fiatforum.com

Sorry for being stupid but what does that actually do? Any extra gadgets are very welcome! Also out if curiosity does your car yell brake at you when there's nothing in front of you? And the reverse camera scream when you've got a good 8 incest if clearance? When I pull on my drive it thi is jm going to hit the wall when i can see it clearly in the side mirror

 

[riverrun]

Sorry for being stupid but what does that actually do? Any extra gadgets are very welcome! Also out if curiosity does your car yell brake at you when there's nothing in front of you? And the reverse camera scream when you've got a good 8 incest if clearance? When I pull on my drive it thi is jm going to hit the wall when i can see it clearly in the side mirror

You can plug in a Bluetooth OBD-Dongle into that port.
That allows software like "A Better Route Planner" to read the charge state of the battery and incorporate that into route planning.
To be quite honest, the built-in TomTom navigation is rubbish.
Every time the car was telling me to "Brake now", I could see why it was getting upset. It's probably a bit over-cautious, but it rarely happens.
No issues with the reverse camera - I actually love it. The occasional beeping doesn't bother me.

 

[The Panda Nut]

Sorry for being stupid but what does that actually do? Any extra gadgets are very welcome! Also out if curiosity does your car yell brake at you when there's nothing in front of you? And the reverse camera scream when you've got a good 8 incest if clearance? When I pull on my drive it thi is jm going to hit the wall when i can see it clearly in the side mirror

Better safe than sorry! I decided to ignore my bleeps a while back and ran over my electric drill in its case.....

 

[Penguin515]

You can plug in a Bluetooth OBD-Dongle into that port.
That allows software like "A Better Route Planner" to read the charge state of the battery and incorporate that into route planning.
To be quite honest, the built-in TomTom navigation is rubbish.
Every time the car was telling me to "Brake now", I could see why it was getting upset. It's probably a bit over-cautious, but it rarely happens.
No issues with the reverse camera - I actually love it. The occasional beeping doesn't bother me.

My brake warning sensor must be faulty then as it's every time I drive it. The was an imaginary animal on the country road set it off twice yesterday, on a straight road with no vehicle in sight!
If im home after my neighbours go to bed the beeping is very loud when i reverse onto my drive, then when I can see a clear gap of at least 8" but its the solid sound as if I was going to hit something. It sounds like my sensors are off, especially the key one as its a running joke with my mates I have to jangle the keys as if they're in the console or on the seat next to me it doesn't sense them.