T6 Ocean - Round Hole next to 12 V plug under rear seat near the door!

Dean Oldfield · May 2, 2016

Any idea what the large round hole next to 12 V plug under rear seat near the sliding door is? It seems to have 3 spring plastic clips in as well.

Sorry if not explained it very well!

snowy55 · May 2, 2016

Dean Oldfield said:
Any idea what the large round hole next to 12 V plug under rear seat near the sliding door is? It seems to have 3 spring plastic clips in as well.

Sorry if not explained it very well!

It's a cup holder.

The penny pinchers at VW are too mean to make a panel specifically for the California so they use the Caravelle panel instead which very usefully gives us two things:-

1 A cup holder you can never get a cup in.
2 A power socket which is very awkward to use at best (with the seat fully back) or totally impossible to use at all (with the bed down)

Cheers VW.

GrannyJen · May 2, 2016

Totally agree with the above...

I use that 12v for my macbook charger. Once I've squeezed it in it just stays there, the charging end of the cable clipped out of the way on the handle by the rear seat until required.

Hotel California · May 2, 2016

It is just a useless hole in the trim....
You need to push the rear seat all the way forward or back ( remove the rear shelve) to fit a cup/can soda in there...
It is usefull on a normal van , but i guess the Cali-bench/sleep seat has diffrent measurements.

Pure Worktop Protection · Feb 5, 2017

hi just getting familiar with new Cali and can't understand why there's a drinks holder in the rear under the seat which is not accessible - or am I having a senior moment?

snowy55 · Feb 5, 2017

T6 POE said:
View attachment 18951 hi just getting familiar with new Cali and can't understand why there's a drinks holder in the rear under the seat which is not accessible - or am I having a senior moment?

Read the above replies and all will become clear!