Fickle cigar lighter
#1
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Fickle cigar lighter
2004 c240 4matic
Last week randomly the cigar lighter stopped charging my phone while it was plugged in. I got it to charge after about 30 minutes of checking fuses and trying to clean the contact points. It worked fine until tonight, when I was using it again to charge my phone for a few hours up until it stopped working. I tested the charger and my phone in a different car and it worked fine. What is causing it to work intermittently and is it expensive to repair? Thanks
Last week randomly the cigar lighter stopped charging my phone while it was plugged in. I got it to charge after about 30 minutes of checking fuses and trying to clean the contact points. It worked fine until tonight, when I was using it again to charge my phone for a few hours up until it stopped working. I tested the charger and my phone in a different car and it worked fine. What is causing it to work intermittently and is it expensive to repair? Thanks
#2
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That cigar lighter is a PIA. Went through 2 of them, and on the 3rd time, I disconnected and did this. (insert photo, sorry can't find it, it's here on the forum somewhere, put a 3 outlet junction in the blank space under the radio, and hard wired it)
Replacing the stock one, not that hard, but you will need the instructions for taking the dash apart, also here somewhere. Search audio 10.
Replacing the stock one, not that hard, but you will need the instructions for taking the dash apart, also here somewhere. Search audio 10.