Is there any way to make this unit turn off when the car is turned off? The cigarette lighter stays powered always
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I have not been able to auto off other VicoVation devices because my cigarette lighter seems to have constant power as well. I'll look at the Marcus 3 when I can, but for the other models I use and would suggest a splitter with a switch. Something like Amazon ASIN B00EV5Q7QQ or B00E126124 so you don't wear the plug out.
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Either unplug the charger or wait until the car is running to turn it on. There aren't really any other options.
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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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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.
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If your power source is continuous even after you turn off the ignition, there will still be a power draw. However, it's very minimal. I would think that even if you left it plugged in over night, it probably wouldn't be so detrimental that your car wouldn't start. Over the entire weekend, it might be a different story.However, I don't know for a fact, as my car's cigarette lighter is on a switched fuse, so it stops working when I turn off the ignition. Therefore, it isn't a problem for me.
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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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be sure the cig lighter works with key off. must be in direct light. did you ever start car with it still plugged?
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Hi Hollie, the auto shut off must be built in because at times the seat doesn't feel as warm throughout my 1hr drive to/from work. Even so, I'm very conscious about unplugging it from the cigarette port before leaving my car. I'd advise other users to do the same!!! Hope this helps answer your question.
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The Head-Up vehicle speed display has no on off switch. Turn off by removal of adapter from cig lighter plug , or from 5V power port at display. My car has no power to the cig adapter with ignition off, if your cig adapter is on all the time you will need to remember to remove power adapter every time your car is not in use.
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No, I think you have to keep it plugged in. I always unplug it when I leave the car. Kind of annoying
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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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Yes you could sort of. Not all cigarette lighters are 'live' when you turn off your car. It seems to me it about 50-50 depending on the car brand and model.So if you cigarette lighter IS NOT 'live' when you turn off the car this this would not work.
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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
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Mine goes off when I turn my car off, so if your blue light stays on when the car is shut off- you may want to unplug it.
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Same thing happened to me. Unplugged it until it turned off. Plugged it back has been operating normally. You need to protect it from excessive heat when the car is parked.
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It will keep recording as long as the remote power is on. On my car the lighter plug is always on so I have to manually unplug it to turn it off. If your car lighter plug turns off when the key is turned off, then the camera will turn off as well. The camera will only record for a couple of minutes or less on it's own power.
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Make sure it is plugged in, using the menu set it to suto, I set mine to turn off automatically 5 minutrs after the car turns off. And as someone else pointed out, take I yr out of the car in really hot weather.