Will it drain your car battery if left plugged in when the car is off?
1557829
It probably will. Most cars will turn off the power to 12v socket when car is turned off. In that case there is no problem.
1557830
when car is off, the ABEO CAR DVR is also turned off automatically... no worry
1824962
This occurrence is generally referred to as "back feeding." When your car turns off the the electronics in your car are cut off from the battery and they start pulling power from a device that is plugged in. While I don't own this product hopefully my clarification of the problem will result in an answer for you.
367827
Yes, it does work. The disadvantage is that you have to leave it plugged in all the time. If the plug is in an inconvenient place, you may hit it with your knee or other body part. Also, i'm not sure whether it uses power when the car is off. If it does, it could drain your battery over time.
495090
It depends on whether the lighter switch remains on or off after you turn off your car. In my case, it goes off, and so is the charger
795564
No. You can leave it plugged in as I do. I do press the off button when I'm leaving the car, however.
1948805
Yes, if you fully charge, it holds the charge for quite some time...... but once drained it will need to use your car's cigarette lighter to charge.
703085
No..once you put the cover down, it automatically turn the switch to off....i think for safety purposes not to drain your battery or any power....hope this will help!
2130732
It depends on your car. Some cars continue to power the outlet even when the car is not running, and some cars turn the outlets off when the car is not turned on. Even if your car has the type of outlets that continue to run, this will not cause a significant drain on your battery.
1308952
Robert the device plugs into your 12 volt adapter or cigarette lighter ...so there is always voltage there after you turn the car off I pull mine out a little so it does not make a connection that's the only way to disconnect from your battery. but there's no problem. I would highly recommend this product I love mine it is totally hands off thru your car speakers. Just like onstar
1916648
Short answer: no. If you leave the car for longer periods with the camera in parking mode it may drain the battery preventing the car from starting. I would recommend that you get the discharge prevention unless you hook the camera up to a connection that does not have power when the car is switched off.
2231309
In theory, you could leave it on and have it come on with your car's power, but it would drain the unit's battery after you turn off the car if you leave the switch turned on, and that's probably not a good idea long term. I turn mine on and off when I use it.
1634506
Unless you leave the car parked for weeks at a time this will not be an issue. The draw from this device is very low. You will need to turn the device off then back on to resync with your phone, however. I always just turn mine off when I get out then back on when I get in. Again however no need to worry about your battery.
2160546
No, don't leave it plugged in. It will drain the battery. The green light is cool but it drains the battery slowly but surely.
150766
You must plug it into the cigarette lighter of your car to work and the car must have a good working fully charged battery in it. It will work with the car turned off as long as your car battery is fully charged. BUT it will in fact drain your car battery if you use it while the car is turned off for a long time. I have used it for up to 30 minutes to charge a cell phone, and I've used it for about 20 minutes to run my lap top, both times with the car turned off and I had a fairly new car battery but I would not go any longer than that and I would not use it with the car turned off if your car battery is not new or is not a high quality brand.
941267
It depends on your car some cars have slow constant drains in them from security systems and lighting and advanced electronics and these would trick the Sansour into giving incorrect readings on your batteries voltage so most of the time the battery is suggested to be disconnected but if it's just for a little top off charge you can get away with it
531706
I leave mine plugged in all winter and it's fine. I don't think it's a drain on the battery to leave it plugged in.
1368126
If you hook this up, with a device connected to it all the time, yes as long as there is power to it all the time, it will drain the battery. The drop in voltage would depend upon what is connected to it and what the draw rate of that item is. When you hook this up to the fuse panel you will need to be on a circuit with a minimum of a 10amp fuse. You will also need to find a circuit that turns off by the ignition switch when the key is removed, or you will need to unplug your device to eliminate the draw of voltage by the device plugged in to this cord. If that doesn't help then re-read this answer until you understand it. ++ ~Automotive Technician~ specializing in Automotive Electrical Circuits ++ If you hook this up, with a device connected to it all the time, yes as long as there is power to it all the time, it will drain the battery. The drop in voltage would depend upon what is connected to it and what the draw rate of that item is. When you hook this up to the fuse panel you will need to be on a circuit with a minimum of a 10amp fuse. You will also need to find a circuit that turns off by the ignition switch when the key is removed, or you will need to unplug your device to eliminate the draw of voltage by the device plugged in to this cord. If that doesn't help then re-read... » Read More If you hook this up, with a device connected to it all the time, yes as long as there is power to it all the time, it will drain the battery. The drop in voltage would depend upon what is connected to it and what the draw rate of that item is. When you hook this up to the fuse panel you will need to be on a circuit with a minimum of a 10amp fuse. You will also need to find a circuit that turns off by the ignition switch when the key is removed, or you will need to unplug your device to eliminate the draw of voltage by the device plugged in to this cord. If that doesn't help then re-read this answer until you understand it. ++ ~Automotive Technician~ specializing in Automotive Electrical Circuits ++ « Show Less