Any easy way to tell if a 2016 VW SE has a 7.2kW charger?

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If one is shopping for a used 2016 VW SE, is there any outward/exterior way to know if the SCE has the optional 7.2kW charger? I have a 2015 version, and all of the cars came with a 7.2kW onboard charger. My understanding is that in 2016, VW went with a 3.3kW charger as standard with the SE's with 7.2kW as an option.
 
The upgraded 7.2kW charger was included with the DC Fast Charge package. So if the charge port has the CCS port, then it also has the 7.2kW charger.
 
At the bottom of the charger will be two large round holes. About the size of your thumb each.

The 3.6kw charger doesn't have it, it just has the large round plug.
 
If it has the 7.2kW charger, the port will look like this. The two bottom holes will usually have an orange cover. There is no other exterior cue.

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2016golfse said:
If it has the 7.2kW charger, the port will look like this. The two bottom holes will usually have an orange cover. There is no other exterior cue.

The cover is not orange. This is what it looks like with the cover on.

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I was unable to find a picture online of the SE's J1772 AC-only charge port.
 
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