There is a gray plastic plug (female) to the left of the main console,
basically hidden unless you get down on your hands and knees. It is circled
in red in the picture shown here:
http://herb.thetysons.org/images/Plug-in-2000-Odyssey.JPG
Can anyone tell me what this plug is for?
bearman - 17 Apr 2006 19:47 GMT
> There is a gray plastic plug (female) to the left of the main console,
> basically hidden unless you get down on your hands and knees. It is
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>
> Can anyone tell me what this plug is for?
It could be where the OBD unit is plugged in.

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Brian Smith - 17 Apr 2006 20:20 GMT
> There is a gray plastic plug (female) to the left of the main console,
> basically hidden unless you get down on your hands and knees. It is
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> Can anyone tell me what this plug is for?
It is where you (or your service people) plug in the OBDII Reader.
'Curly Q. Links' - 18 Apr 2006 02:17 GMT
> There is a gray plastic plug (female) to the left of the main console,
> basically hidden unless you get down on your hands and knees. It is circled
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> Can anyone tell me what this plug is for?
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Take a look in the PDI for an Odyssey:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/odyssey/index.html#pdi
'Curly'
'Curly Q. Links' - 18 Apr 2006 02:29 GMT
> > There is a gray plastic plug (female) to the left of the main console,
> > basically hidden unless you get down on your hands and knees. It is circled
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>
> ---------------------------------------------
Take a look in the PDI for an Odyssey. Feel free to print it out . . . .
Courtesy www.tegger.com
Here's a simpler link:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/odyssey/x98-077e.pdf
'Curly'
Xxxxx - 19 Apr 2006 03:50 GMT
Thanks. That confirms it.
No clue what PDI stands for, but it does tell me what the plug is for.
>> > There is a gray plastic plug (female) to the left of the main console,
>> > basically hidden unless you get down on your hands and knees. It is
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>
> 'Curly'
John Horner - 19 Apr 2006 05:50 GMT
> Thanks. That confirms it.
>
> No clue what PDI stands for, but it does tell me what the plug is for.
That plug looks like a standard OBD-II style diagnostic connector. It
is used for reading out trouble codes, operating parameters, etc. If
your check engine light ever goes on, this is the magic place to hook a
scanner up to in order to find out what is going on.
PDI = Pre-Delivery Inspection, the work a dealer is to do before
delivery your new car.
John
SoCalMike - 18 Apr 2006 08:38 GMT
> There is a gray plastic plug (female) to the left of the main console,
> basically hidden unless you get down on your hands and knees. It is circled
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> Can anyone tell me what this plug is for?
OBD2 scanner port.
Michael Pardee - 18 Apr 2006 13:15 GMT
> There is a gray plastic plug (female) to the left of the main console,
> basically hidden unless you get down on your hands and knees. It is
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> Can anyone tell me what this plug is for?
That is also the standard location for OBDII connectors in all equipped
vehicles. If the connector isn't there, there is supposed to be a label
saying where it is located.
Mike