Technical Obd?

[JayneP]

Hi,
I'm the proud owner of a 64 plate 500 and love it. My problem is that I have a device to connect as a part of a survey for Michelin, it goes in the OBD socket but I can't find it!
The instructions that came with it say "under the steering wheel at the left" but I can't remove the panel that is there and can't see a way of doing so. Anyone?

 

[jrkitching]

Hi,
I'm the proud owner of a 64 plate 500 and love it. My problem is that I have a device to connect as a part of a survey for Michelin, it goes in the OBD socket but I can't find it!
The instructions that came with it say "under the steering wheel at the left" but I can't remove the panel that is there and can't see a way of doing so. Anyone?

Hello and welcome to the forum :wave:.

On RHD cars, look under the steering wheel and to the right. There's a gray panel with a handle/recess in it which looks like it's part of the dash.

With the driver's door open, put your hand in the handle/recess and pull the panel firmly towards you - it should come away cleanly in your hand.

The OBD socket is behind the panel.

No tools required.

 

[RUI]

Its to the right of the glovebox if your car is RHD, pull out the panel the has the storage tray thing. the one under the air vent.

 

[Mick F]

Ours is RH drive.

Ours doesn't have a glovebox.

We have a tray on the passenger side, with a hidden drawer above that you have to unclip that drops down.

We have a little dropout tray to the right of the gearstick that hold cards and credit cards etc.

To the right of the steering wheel, we have a little tray and if you pull that out, that's where the OBD thingy is. You don't need the door open to pull it out.

Hope that helps,
Mick.

 

[jrkitching]

You don't need the door open to pull it out.

It's worthwhile insurance against either scratching the doorcard or hurting your hand.

 

[werdna]

It's worthwhile insurance against either scratching the doorcard or hurting your hand.

I guess that was said from experience !

 

[JayneP]

Thank you! Found it and installed the whatsit!

 

[JayneP]

Yep to all of that