Hi, probably a really stupid question, I have been driving class 2 for about 9 months now, mainly for agency, so have driven a lot of makes, models and sizes, I got into a 2015 MAN today that was a new fire for the company and it has no power socket for sat nav, luckily I have a iPad with google maps, earth and streetview and a bit (not a lot mind you) of intelligence, so managed my drops without a problem.
My question is, there was a pair of very small plugs tucked away under the dash, no good for my cigarette plug sat nav lead, but what are these plugs? Can I get conversion leads?
As I say have never come across a lack of plugs before, would just like to know the score with these dinky Ones.
the main reason they are not compatible is that man being similar to mercedes like to remind us that they didnt take too kindly to losing twice and being major manufacturer then they just like to make things different and non compatible for the sake of it…
buy a hella adapter which should fit.( not from man on principal).
Oh and buy a digital LED cigarette socket volt meter to stop you inadvertently plugging your kit into the wrong voltage socket and letting the smoke genie’s out ebay.co.uk/itm/Digital-12V- … 0005.m1851
Thanks guys, much appreciated, now I have a reference name I will go and hunt down a lead, probably never come across the need for it again , but at least it will be ready in kit bag just in case.
Was amazed at the lack of cigarette lighter socket, or indeed a usb in place of it, but hey ho, learn something new every day
First thing, if you know nothing about wiring or electric leave it alone.
Any company or workshop I have been to have fitted auxiliary sockets, either DIN or 2 pin euro sockets. You only have to ask.
I have known drivers who had to sleep with CPAP ventilators which worked in the cab, on a ferry or hotel room
MAN are a total pain in the backside with that since virtually everything uses cig lighter sockets. I have a feeling the MAN ones in some trucks arent std hella but newer ones seeem to be.
Every man i’ve driven has had a cigarette socket in them. You have to find it .They hide
them behind a cover in the middle of the dash next to the ash tray.
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Every man i’ve driven has had a cigarette socket in them. You have to find it .They hide
them behind a cover in the middle of the dash next to the ash tray.
Beware of this one if you only want 12V, its a 24 volt socket. In my TGX I simply made up an adapter with a Hella plug at one end and a double cig socket at the other.
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Every man i’ve driven has had a cigarette socket in them. You have to find it .They hide
them behind a cover in the middle of the dash next to the ash tray.
I poked, pulled and prodded the entire dash in search of one, as I have come across a few trucks with them well hidden behind panels that look like they are part of the dash, but no joy, 100% nothing there, I only found these 2 ‘hella’ type ones by using torch on my phone and looking under dash from passenger side footwell
Thanks all for the help, I’ve tracked down a conversion lead off eBay and a voltage checker plug as advised, so hopefully am prepared for next time, although it will probably go that I will never come across this problem again.
