Hi guys hope everyone is well.
I’ve been charging my Freelander via the engine bay when required but came across a CTEK comfort charger (hopefully photo attached) with a socket but was curious if anyone else had installed this and where. Had also thought about putting together a 13 pin towing socket and CTEK lead for easy access but thought this would be a little more challenging . Have tried charging via the 12v socket but once the car is locked all power is lost which is odd. Is this always the case? Haven’t tested the towing socket for power yet when the car is locked.

Yes I have been using that lead for years, but the one I have is shorter just connect it to the battery terminals & feed the lead to the bottom of the battery cover job done.

Last edited by Jack frost on 25th Jun 2020 9:33 am. Edited 1 time in total

The comfort leads fit directly to the battery. You can then leave the plug somewhere easily accessible without having to lift the bonnet. Behind the front grill maybe? Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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Present: Audi A3 S Line.

Your car should have the newer style 13pin socket which you can charge from. If it for some reason has the earlier 2 plug set up then you can charge it from the auxilary socket (the one with the grey cap). You can buy a suitable lead to enable you to do this from the forum shop. See the headline banner at the top of the page. Good luck!

Your car should have the newer style 13pin socket which you can charge from. If it for some reason has the earlier 2 plug set up then you can charge it from the auxilary socket (the one with the grey cap). You can buy a suitable lead to enable you to do this from the forum shop. See the headline banner at the top of the page. Good luck! Thumbs Up

Thanks Dondiddy.
Haven’t grasped this editing and quoting thingy yet

That probably suits me better actually. Can reverse up to the garage door and plug it in. Saves all the faffing about with routing cables through the bulk head. Had seen someone attach the female socket to the left hand air vent which was probably handy but not very aesthetically pleasing. As long as I remember to unplug...

I also have a Victron plug so I can plug the charger in. Haven't got around to it but want to run it to the back of the bonnet.

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I've been using the 13 pin socket with a CTEK XS5.0 very successfully. Ian.
2013 LR2 SD4 XS
1982 Moto Guzzi V50
1952 Norton ES2

O-B-Wan003 wrote:

......... As long as I remember to unplug...

Put the plug through the grill if you're worried about a senior moment! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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I read the PistonHead forums also.

You may, or may NOT be interested in this......

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic....;t=1660338

I know many people will say they are OK And I dont know of the circumstance.
Just posting for your information.

I dont need replies to this post !!

Lightwater wrote:

Put the plug through the grill if you're worried about a senior moment!

I’m going to go with the towing socket but make sure I’ve put a note on the dash or steering wheel. Getting to an age now where senior moments are more frequent than would care to mention

The Australians seem to have a definitive handle on driving off road by the looks. Your posts are always an interesting read. It’s the carrying of two spares and an air compressor which shows you lengths you have to go to when 4x4 living.

"It’s the carrying of two spares and an air compressor ........"

Not needed for the SuperMarket run in the UK.


How many owners/members on this site actually go off road, green laneing or dare i ask, on an expedition ? You don't see any FL2s 'tool-ed up' for that sore of thing in the uk.

A note on the dash or run the charger lead over the driver's side mirror to see the cable.

Enough people forget they have things on the roof, put a note with height inside the windscreen, or even forgot they are towing something. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

Of course, you could do it the VWAG way and use a MagCode connector on the CTEK. That way when you drive off the MagCode disconnects.

If you want to get really fancy, do what the ambulances do and get an auto-ejecting shoreline which ejects the cable when you turn the ignition on.

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..........How many owners/members on this site actually go off road, green laneing or dare I ask, on an expedition ? You don't see any FL2s 'tool-ed up' for that sore of thing in the uk.