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Power behind rear seat cup holder?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by frevnew, Oct 21, 2020.

  1. frevnew

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    Does anyone know what this plug goes to? It shows 13.83 volts when car is ready. Would like to tap it for rear USB ports in my 2009.
     

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    IF.....there is no 12 V socket nearby, my guess would be a "courtesy light", maybe inside the armrest glove box.
    I assume that you can't see where the wires are going ?
     
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    Nope. Saw in a post somewhere someone said there is an oscillator in the arm rest? No idea what that is for.
     
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    Not likely.
    The only way that would be true is if there is a 120 VAC outlet on or in the armrest.
    The "oscillator" would be an inverter.
     
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    'Oscillator' is what Toyota calls their smart-key system transponders, of which there are several, located various places in the car. One is beneath the center console, as I recall.
     
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    The oscillator sits vertically at the rear of the console in front of the cupholders.
     
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    If this really is a part of the key transponder system, you probably should NOT tap into the power wire that runs it.