Does it consume car battery when both the device and the car are off? (Note: my car lighter slot is designed to stays active when car is off)
2033458
Well does it or doesn't it? There are five responses so far with four indicating it does not and one indicating it does. Can Satechi provide a factual answer?
2033459
It has a power button in the middle (Navi/Power) so you can turn it off while leaving it plugged in when you're not using it. The Navi button on the remote doesn't do power as well, just on the device itself.
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.
131694
IF any laptop doesn't have a battery than the plug component may be disconnected as well. Not positive though. It depends on the car some fuses run when the car is off interior lights etc. My Audi's CIG lighter where I plug this device into does not. Sorry
150768
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. 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... » Read More 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. « Show Less
1322735
No device works that way to my knowledge. The cigarette lighter/auxillary plug in your vehicle isn't wired in such a way that the battery can draw power from it.
468139
I do not unplug mine whether in use or not. However my power is only on when the car is on.
216725
it does keep some power in it to keep your settings but instead of reaching up and turning it on and off I have it setup so when I plug it into the cigarette lighter it turns on and when I unplug it it turns off you can also set it up to turn on and off with motion. if it had a battery it would just stay on all the time. which would fill up your memory card really fast. I'm a truck driver and I haven't let it get all that hot in my truck yet so I couldn't tell you about the durability in the heat but it seems like it would do pretty good.
1159791
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.
1070755
No it doesn't run off batteries. You plug it into the lighter receptacle in your vehicle.
272285
No it does not but when you turn the car off the device goes off which is a good thing. When you turn the car back on the movie picks up where you left off in lieu of starting over. I have another device that has the internal battery and I prefer this one. The other one I also bought from Amazon at about the same price.
523333
It turns off when the ignition is off but if your cig lighter is constant power then just in plug it from the cig lighter
1853721
Yes, if you uncheck parking mode at the setting, it will shut off as soon as you turn off your car. It won't drain car battery. Don't forget to get a CPL filter if you want to reduce image reflection!
1790863
Yes, you leave it plugged in all the time. I have had the unit for four months and it has been working fine. I have not had a problem with my car battery since I installed it. Hope you have the same results.
461391
No it doesn't, if it's plugged into the cigarette lighter outlet then it's on. In my car, when the engine is off it cuts power to that outlet so it shuts off on its own but in my wife's car it doesn't so I have to actively unplug it.
1551251
Yes, if your car's cigarette outlet stays powered on when the car is powered off. The camera goes into a sleep mode where it only turns on when it detects motion to try and not drain your car battery. You can change the sensitivity of this feature. If your 12V outlet turns off with when your car turns off, then you will need to rewire the outlet a little or just wire the camera directly into the car's battery/fuse box. Another thing to note, my battery was getting old and alternator was apparently failing.... so leaving this plugged in without turning the car on for an entire weekend drained my battery to the point were the car would not start Monday morning. My boss was not pleased when I was late to work, trying to get a jump from my kind neighbor. Replacing the battery and alternator, I have not had this issue again. Just a warning, it does drain some power.
1087770
My battery didn't drain...I don't leave mine plugged in when my car is off.
418426
I don't think it drains my battery. In fact once I put off the car engine the tunelink is off . It could be my car cuts off supply to the cigar lighter once I shut off car even though I can still listen to regular radio . I know other cars still supply power to the cigar lighter even after u turn the engine off .. So that may be the issue . In my case I don't have to unplug tunelink .