If I have the device connected to power via the cigarette lighter, does it automatically turn on and off when the car turns on and off?
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Dear Customer, Thank you for your question in regards to our BTC450 Car Kit. As other users have mentioned, most cars will power off their cigarette lighter port when the car is shut off. This will power off BTC450 as well.We hope this answers your questions. Thank you,Kinivo Product SupportEmail : support@kinivo.comLive chat : http://support.kinivo.com | Mon-Fri: 9AM - 5PM PST
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Depends on your vehicle on my newer hyundai when the key is taken out all electronics are shut off and when they key is on they all turn on. I have a newer GM vehicle that does not do this if I don't unplug the unit from the cigarette lighter it stays on, but the draw is so small like 7mA that it would take a month or two of not ever starting it to kill the battery. This is a great product!
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That would all depend on your cigarette lighter... my car's cigarette lighter power turns off when i turn the car off,some do not. This all depends on your car, not the device. So try to power something through that port while the car is on, then turn car off and see if it stops charging.
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That depends entirely on your car. The outlet in your car determines whether power goes to the device or not. Not the device.
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Yes, exactly so. Which means, when you get into the car and turn on the ignition, it automatically makes the bluetooth connection for handsfree (as long as your stereo input is on AUX.)
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Yes. It turns on and automatically connects to the phone when you start your car.
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Yes, so long as the cigarette lighter is switched to the car being on and off, the kinivo will turn on and off with the car. I have a car that has a constant on 12 volt port, that's why I say this.
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Yes it turns on with the vehicle start. Also, once paired, the smart device will auto pair at start as well.
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Yes. I have mine in my center console and I never touch it. I just get into the car, turn it on, and it's connected. I don't even think there is a button to manually turn it on or off.
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If you have kept the device ON while turning off the car, Device will turn back ON automatically when you start the car. Where as if you have switched device off, you have to press the button and turn it ON after the car start.
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No. It has no automatic control. The heat is just right for our climate. If the seat gets too warm it is a simple matter to pull the plug partially out of the power socket. A red LED indicates that power is on or off. If your lighter outlet is controlled by the ignition switch you won't need to worry about it If your outlet is always powered you'll have to remember to pull the plug when the car is unattended. I'm very pleased with the product and my wife is, too.
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Daniel,I returned my 2798 so don't have all the answers. If your accessory plug-in (cigarette lighter) loses power when you shut off you car, the 2798 will shut down automatically. It will then turn on automatically when you start your car.Tracy
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Yeah mine is hooked up for anytime my ignition is disengaged it turns on. Idk how they wired it but yes!
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It depends on how your car is wired. Some cigarette lighters have power supplied to them when your car is off and some cigarette lighters turn off when the car is off.
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I thought it said it does in the directions? I can't use the feature because my charger doesn't stay on when car is off.
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Honestly, I do not know, as my car shuts all the accessories used in the cig lighter receptacle when I turn the key off. But I have been driving for more than 2 hours and it never shuts off. I think you are asking if it shuts off while in use? correct? if that is the case, then the answer is no, it stays on til you turn it off.
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Yes it will turn on both outlets until you turn it to off or to go to auto you have to turn to off first then back to auto.
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Yes, if you wire it that way. You can just plug into your cigarette lighter and if it is active when the car if off you are all set. If it is not active you need to find another aux plug-in point that is active. If they all shut off, you need to get a mechanic to wire one to stay on. Mine goes off when I shut off the car. NOTE: do not cut off the plug in and wire directly. These are not 12volt, and the transformer is in the plug in.
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I always keep the switch off at all times and when charging. I only turn it on when needed to jump start the car.
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no, plugs into your lighter port. unless your lighter port does not stay on if your is not running.
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If its attached via USB then yes, it shuts off then when you restart your car, it turns back on.
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there is no on / off button for this device, it takes power from the cigarette plug, so for most car, when the engine is on, cigarette plug will give power and the device will be turn on automatically and vice versa. Please note though, some car gives power from the cigartte plug regardless, if that happens, there is a diconnecting point on the cable, close to the device, from there it can be disconnected. That is also, if you have more than one power cables, you could also share same device without removing all the well hidden cables. As for the audio, it's set from menu, you could have it turn on and it'll automatically on until you set it off from the menu. Hope this explains Marie of Kiwavcom
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yes it will turn off engine goes off a cigarette lighter but either way the Bluetooth devicedoes not take up nearly enough power to drain your battery and if it did stay on the whole time even with the engine off the Bluetooth device with automatic shut off after a few minutes of inactivity
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This device is tapped into the same circuit as your cigarette lighter... So yes it does only come on once the key is turned on.
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Depends on your vehicle... most newer cars wire their 12V power ports wired with the ignition switch. So if you ignition is turned on, the power is live, conversely when you switch off the ignition power is off. My '04 TSX is wired in this way. Alternatively, my wife's '93 Accord is wired so the 12V port is always live (on) and so if you have anything plugged in, it's always energized which could drain the battery if you forget to remove the device. Best way to tell is plug a device with a power indicator light such as a cell phone charger and observe if remains illuminated when you switch the ignition switch off...