Three 12V Outlets
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TDICT
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I don't think there is a third. I thought there was on in the trunk (so I can plug in my inverter) but I can't find one.
jumpinjoe
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I think the chinese passat has a third by the rear seat vents which were left out of ours.
TomB
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Inside the center console?
jumpinjoe
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I saw a picture of the Passat with rear vents and another 12 volt connection on page 9 of this self study guide http://152.66.93.29/audi/download/vw/passat/2012 passat.pdf
We didn't get this in our model. I think there is a connection in the trunk area of our sedan.
TomB
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I pointed this out to VW North America after seeing the first round of Passats come out. They said there was power inside the console. I suggested it was stupid not to have power available for rear seat passengers especially in today's society of technology.
Not only is it stupid not to have 1 for the rear seat passengers but vw.com clearly shows 3 listed on spec sheet. Thanksgiving travel with kids games in backseat and our phones up front lead to some plug swapping during the drive.
Texas Realtor
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X2, we have at least three to four gadgets going on any given time.
Ozzmosis86
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We ran into this during our Thanksgiving trip as well, however since there is already power to the center console it would be pretty easy to split the power and install a 2nd one for the rear passengers.
abctdi
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My 2005 has 3. The one in the trunk made powering a subwoofer very easy...
GroundsKeeper Willie
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probably a carry over of some specs from other years....
my 06 has 3, one in front of shifter, 1 next to PB handle, one in trunk.....
my 06 has 3, one in front of shifter, 1 next to PB handle, one in trunk.....
monstersinc1
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Per the VW website:
"Three 12V power outlets: 1 in front center console, 1 in center console for rear seating positions, and 1 in cargo area"