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Since its not documented on the internet from the couple of times i looked it up nor in the available service manual, i just went ahead and probed the socket for accessories in the fuse box based on some harnesses sold on amazon Japan.
This is the socket in the fusebox diagram:
You can locate it in the car if you remove the plastic cover under the steering wheel, and its marked with a J indicator:
Now for the socket in question, while the matching 6-pin connector housing for it is the same as the one used in previous generations of the Civic, Accord, CRV and many others, the pinout is NOT the same.
1 - Powered when the driving lights are on.
2 - Powered when the car is in accessory mode (Radio on).
3 - Powered when the drivetrain is On.
4 - Constant power from the 12V battery (my car already came with a 20A fuse installed in position 18).
5 - Powered when the ignition is On (Instrument cluster is on).
6 - Powered when the the car is in Reverse.
Safe to say that one shouldn't really install devices that draw too much power from this socket since only pin 4 is fused, the other 5 pins should ideally only be used as signal wires for a relay if you want to use them to control something else.
PS: I would also like to add that the pinout was taken from my specific model ( e:HEV sedan made in Thailand), so there is a possibility that pin #3 could be energized only when the Alternator is charging the 12V battery on a non hybrid model. Would appreciate if more people could also double check the entire pinout on other trims.
This is the socket in the fusebox diagram:
You can locate it in the car if you remove the plastic cover under the steering wheel, and its marked with a J indicator:
Now for the socket in question, while the matching 6-pin connector housing for it is the same as the one used in previous generations of the Civic, Accord, CRV and many others, the pinout is NOT the same.
1 - Powered when the driving lights are on.
2 - Powered when the car is in accessory mode (Radio on).
3 - Powered when the drivetrain is On.
4 - Constant power from the 12V battery (my car already came with a 20A fuse installed in position 18).
5 - Powered when the ignition is On (Instrument cluster is on).
6 - Powered when the the car is in Reverse.
Safe to say that one shouldn't really install devices that draw too much power from this socket since only pin 4 is fused, the other 5 pins should ideally only be used as signal wires for a relay if you want to use them to control something else.
PS: I would also like to add that the pinout was taken from my specific model ( e:HEV sedan made in Thailand), so there is a possibility that pin #3 could be energized only when the Alternator is charging the 12V battery on a non hybrid model. Would appreciate if more people could also double check the entire pinout on other trims.
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