So, I plugged my V1 into both these outlets, and even after I got out of the car and armed it, the V1, still showed power and was on.

Does this eventually shut off or will this cause battery drain?
I armed it and waited for 5 minutes and it was still on, in both spots.

???

 

Those outlets are powered all the time, you need to hardwire your V1, its farily simple, run the power line down to the drivers side fuse box, I don't recall the fuse number but there is a empty slot that is powered when the car is started.

 

i had mine hardwired. The guys at the dealership done a great job. Whenever I start my car, V1 turns on, when I stop the engine, V1 turns off.

They charged half hour of labor, which is 55 bucks... + misc. material (dunno what it is) 7 bucks.

 

I use the outlet underneath glove box, just have to remember to turn off the V1 when leaving the car, and I saved myself 55 bucks...

 

well 55 bucks is not because I used to forget to unplug it, it's to save the look of the car with no wires from the glove box to windshield..

 

 

In my HUMBLE opinion, Porsche missed the boat on the auxiliary power outlets - up front and rear. They should be switched. My Mercedes has the auxiliary power (cigarette lighter) port switched to the accessory switch of the ignition. Not Rocket Science by any means.

Yes, we can turn off what ever we plug into the power ports, but we shouldn't have to.

I don't consider this over-engineered, but just an incorrect operating requirement, probably some Fool in Marketing said that "Vee must have disth feature, Ya!"

 

my local car audio shop did this for me, FREE.
It's 5 minutes job. hide all the wires, cut the power cord and attached into one of the fuse......done.

 

looks like you hardwired the detector to least reasonable location, where it will work with 5% efficiency..!!

 

The radar detector I am using, works totally differnet than the one sold in U.S.
It has 2 receiver, one is GPS(to detector photo radar), the other is the radar band receiver(to detect rest of the radar bands, such as K, KA, KU, Laser...) which installed in the front bumper griller.
So, it doesn't matter where the "unit" installed. as long as the GPS and radar band sensor installed in the correctly location, then this unit works 100% efficiency.
By the way, I am in Taiwan.

 

then you are still vulnerable to threats from behind..

 

aren't we all?

 

wow, south county must be rough.... literally.

ha.

since then, I harwired the V1, and installed tha laser interceptor front and rear.

 

I actually totally disagree. I love having power to those ports always on, and when a car doesn't have it it's almost a deal breaker for me. It's actually the reason why I eliminated the MB GL320 CDI.

I'm on the road a lot, and I don't always have the ability to charge my cell phone. I'll leave the phone in the car charging while I attend a meeting.

Also, when a hurricane knocks power out for an extended time, this power outlet is often the only source of electricity for folks without a generator. Leaving the car running in the driveway with the keys in it, for obvious reasons is not an option. Many people in coastal states have a power inverter plugged into the outlet, with an extension cord that runs into their garage to power some small device. You then run out and start the car every couple of hours to be sure that it's not drawing too much power.

So my humble on this is, switch the device off yourself there's infinately more uses for an always on power source. Leaving it always on, allows for more flexibility for more people, plus it would be a mission for anyone to switch the outlet from accessory to always on.

Just how I see it...

 

Hi guys sorry to resurrect an old thread but which fuse number of which fusebox do I tap and piggyback on to have 12v power that is turns off when ignition is off? TIA!