Does anyone know if the car lighter automatically turns off when the car shuts off in a Prius. My spouse is forgetful.
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Plug something in while the car is running. Look for the light on whatever it is that you've plugged in that tells you it is being charged. Turn off the car and remove key. Is the light still on?
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Prius does shut off the 12-V outlet when the car is OFF (no lights on the dash). I have both 2010 and 2005 (regular = hatchback) Prius. I do not know about Prius C or V.
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The cushion shuts off but you need to remove the plug from the connection on your vehicle. It will drain the battery eventually if you leave it in. Always better to be safe than sorry! This is in a Chevy Equinox.
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I have read reviews where it says that it has drained the battery. The instructions that come with the item also references unplugging the unit when not in use.
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Mine burnt up while it was in use, and the car wasn't on. Had to get a different one. It works great, when the car is on or not.
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If your vehicle has an always powered cigarette/power port then it will, you can configure in the settings whether it will record events while parked (basically motion detection & shock sensor) or you can disable it. Without an always on cigarette/power port however it will just shut down when you turn off your car.
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Yes and no. It depends on the car. If the car turns off the cigar lighter socket when the car is off, you should have no problem leaving it connected. If the car doesn't turn off the cigar lighter socket, then you could drain your battery if the gadgets plugged into the socket extender are left on.
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Ok so most modern cars only supply power to the cigarette plugs and radio when the ignition is turned halfway to accessory mode. To answer your question, on my Toyota it will not drain unless the key is turned to accessory. There is an indicator light that will also let you know when it is receiving power. My dads old ford would supply power without the key in. So double check with the blue light. And u can always plug it in halfway so it doesn't draw power
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It depends on if your cigarette lighter goes off when the igniton goes off. Or you can find a YouTube video that shows you how to wire it up to the fuse box inside your car.
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I do not believe this will work with the lighter circuit if the circuit is hot all the time. It's been my experience that the circuit has to be interrupted by ignition switch activity to work properly. If you are looking for just voltage source where you activate and turn off your unit, it should work fine.
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For lighting only. There isn't a shut off though, other than turning off the gas. Don't get me wrong, love this lighter, but would have been even better if clicking the button again would turn it off.
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Yes and no certain ipod models like the 1st generation mini do receive constant power and will pause when you turn off the ignition and resume when you turn on the car again. Other models like the 3rd generation touch or iPhone will loose power when the ignition is turned off. It's a try and see situation
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All depends on how you connect it. If you are using the power ports in the car, some shut off when the vehicle is turned off some do not. Mine is wired directly to the battery.
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No I don't believe it's a feature. Its' either on or off depending on if your lighter outlet set up. It doesn't have a "sleep" option. On my car it turns off when the car is turned off.
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Your car has to be able to charge the battery that way so i'd check your owners manual just to be safe if you havent already. but we had a Toyota Prius and the ignition battery died so bought this and a quick jump kit. we jumped it from the cig lighter anytime the car wouldn't start. we never left it plugged in longer than to start the car. hope this helps!
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Garry - i'm not 100% positive (like 75%), but pretty sure that the OBDII comm shuts down shortly after most cars are turned off & I believe that this device (powered by OBDii) will also shut-off and thus not drain the battery.
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I'm not sure what you mean. If you're asking if it will still work without the car being either on or on accessory, every car I've ever been in does maintain power to the cigarette outlet even when the car is completely off. If that doesn't work, just turn your car on accessory and it will work fine. You just turn the switch on the invertor on. I'd recommend turning the interior lights off in your car while doing this or run the cord through the window to prevent running the battery dead. If you do that, you won't have a problem with your battery going dead, not even close.
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Does your car charger port shut off if you turned off the engine and remove the key? If it is the camera should turned off with in the time you set it up. And if the car port don't turn off after shutting off the engine you're going to do it manually. Hope this help.
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The LED light will glow even without a USB device attached. However, depending on the vehicle, it should shut off when when the ignition switch is off. Try plugging another device with an LED (phone charger) and checking to see if it will light with the ignition off.
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These players unlike many others have internal batteries. So if you turn off the car the players won't shut off (as long as you have charged them before hand- note they come with wall chargers so you can charge them at home) Then when you are in your car you can connect them to the cig lighter so it won't use up the internal battery. When you turn the car off it automatically switches to the internal batteries so the units do not shut off. HOWEVER it the item does shut off (either cause it doesn't have a battery charge or because you turn the power off manually) - then no, it doesn't remember where you left off and it it will start from the beginning. I tested this several times and each time I powered off the unit (I literally switched the power to off) then it started the movie from the beginning. So in summary if the unit shuts off then it won't remember where you left off and it will start from the beginning.