cheerful

Just got my car today. One thing I noticed is that the USB port appears to have power even with the engine off. Is this case?

If so, do I need to worry about leaving a device plugged in and drain the car battery?

Another thing is if I plug a Windows CE device, it should show as connected to a computer. Is there any setting to change?

thanks

trustoryson

The power will turn off when you exit the vehicle, so you can leave it plugged in and it will not drain your car battery.

I didn't know anyone still used CE cannot confirm whether it would show as a computer; but an important note, the port is powered at up to 1500mA which is a nice boost (charges your batteries faster) compared with previous models at 500mA.

Eilers

The power appears to remain on in my car. I noticed when i used an older type USB storage device that blinks when powered up.

StanNH

I haven't tested this in my C300, but every other car I've owned has had a battery saver feature that shuts down any accessory after 10 or 20 minutes of use. I would be surprised if the W205 didn't have this type of battery protection.

cheerful

My test:

The phone goes from charging to not charging about half min after the door locks.

Eilers

I copied your test and mine does the same. Nice to know, so thanks..

cheerful

Solving the connectivity of CE device: set it to ActiveSync and it stops acting as if it's connected to a computer