P0D8CBattery Charger Coupler Status Indicator Control Circuit C/Open
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- How the car detects it
- P0D8C points to an open third channel, C, of the charge port status indicator. Only systems with at least three separately driven lighting outputs use it, for instance one per colour in an RGB-type port lamp of the kind a supplier patent describes, or individual ring segments. No manufacturer documents the code publicly. A common trigger is work at the inlet: after body repair, a flap or inlet replacement or paint work, the lamp connector may be left unplugged or a pin pushed back in its housing. On integrated inlets, where the LEDs sit inside the socket assembly, a failed LED can mean replacing the whole inlet. If A and B report open at the same time, look at the common connector first. The port loses one colour or segment; charging continues unaffected.
- What you may notice
- One colour or segment of the port lighting missing
- Fault appears after body or inlet repair
- Likely causes
- LikelyLamp connector left unplugged or pin pushed back after work at the inlet
- PossibleFailed LED of channel C (on integrated inlets the whole inlet assembly)
- PossibleBroken channel C wire
- Repair
- Medium · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €30 – €700
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.