Cigarette lighter socket
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Cigarette lighter socket
Just read the manual for the tenth time and cannot for the life of me find a 12v socket in the console or anywhere in the front seat area of my E300. Wanted to be able to plug in radar detector or charge a phone. Last physical I had, I'm sure my Dr. would have mentioned me being blind, but he didn't.
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Thanks for the reply. Not sure if this makes me feel better or worse. I'm still annoyed that there is no hard drive for my music. Had to burn it all to SD card.
Saw you also have MDX. So do I. I have hard drive envy.
Vince
Saw you also have MDX. So do I. I have hard drive envy.
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I use a USB powered 500GB portable hard drive which sits in my center console...
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Good solution, but I liked the way my HD worked on our BMW and my MDX. I can hook up my ipod and Iphone, but it's just one more thing to do since I don't always use this vehicle and my wife doesn's want to mess with plugging things in. So far, I have just left the SD card plugged in. The big thing that is a pain is that I have to plug my radar detector into the socket in the rear. Not sure why the manual shows a front console socket, though.
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I thought about doing that, but I would need to get an 12v cig lighter extension for my Whistler detector as the existing cord is barely long enough to run it straight to the rear plug. The wire sort of hangs in the air between over the front console and I can see me accidentally disconnecting it. I have not had good luck with extension cords in the past as the female sockets seem to have smooth sides and won't hold the male end of the cord. Any other suggestions?
Thanks for the reply.
Thanks for the reply.
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I thought about doing that, but I would need to get an 12v cig lighter extension for my Whistler detector as the existing cord is barely long enough to run it straight to the rear plug. The wire sort of hangs in the air between over the front console and I can see me accidentally disconnecting it. I have not had good luck with extension cords in the past as the female sockets seem to have smooth sides and won't hold the male end of the cord. Any other suggestions?
Thanks for the reply.
Thanks for the reply.
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Thought about that, but this is lease car and they always look for a million reasons to pop you for non-standard items. I only use the radar detector on longer trips so it probably isn't worth the time and expense. I might just try to buy an extension and tape it together so the plug stays in one piece. Thanks for the reply.
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I thought about doing that, but I would need to get an 12v cig lighter extension for my Whistler detector as the existing cord is barely long enough to run it straight to the rear plug. The wire sort of hangs in the air between over the front console and I can see me accidentally disconnecting it. I have not had good luck with extension cords in the past as the female sockets seem to have smooth sides and won't hold the male end of the cord. Any other suggestions?
Thanks for the reply.
Thanks for the reply.
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Look up "add a fuse" online. You can remove one ignition fuse from the fuse replace with add a fuse put that fuse back to add a fuse then run your radar detector wire to it.
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Now, if I could find how to remove the panel of the drivers side dashboard fuse panel the deed would be done. The instructions for removing it are not even in the owners manual, it simply says contact your service dealer!!!
Mercedes treats the electrical system of the car as if it were a nuclear secret. The manual doesn't even include a fuse diagram. You have to dig into the trunk fuse panel and extract a grimy piece of crumpled paper that requires a microfilm viewer to read to even know where the fuses are!!!!!!
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Just FYI - I attempted the fuse tap approach for my dash cam, and it had some unpredictable results. I used the passenger footwell fuse box, and tapped two fuses for the switched and non switched power sources. I used instrument panel fuse for the switched source and overhead console fuse for non switched source. It worked - BUT - both sources acted like they were non switched (so the camera stayed on all the time, even with ignition off) and the presence of the camera tapped into those circuits kept the instrument panel and overhead console "awake" and illuminated even when the car was off. I consider myself pretty handy, but the electrical architecture of the car seems complex and poorly documented from an owner's perspective. I gave up and took out the dash cam. As a bonus, I damaged the clip that holds the A pillar trim in place, so I need to order another one. :-)
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Just FYI - I attempted the fuse tap approach for my dash cam, and it had some unpredictable results. I used the passenger footwell fuse box, and tapped two fuses for the switched and non switched power sources. I used instrument panel fuse for the switched source and overhead console fuse for non switched source. It worked - BUT - both sources acted like they were non switched (so the camera stayed on all the time, even with ignition off) and the presence of the camera tapped into those circuits kept the instrument panel and overhead console "awake" and illuminated even when the car was off. I consider myself pretty handy, but the electrical architecture of the car seems complex and poorly documented from an owner's perspective. I gave up and took out the dash cam. As a bonus, I damaged the clip that holds the A pillar trim in place, so I need to order another one. :-)
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I have not seen the fuses inside the passenger kick panel yet but I see the fuse door is there. I normal use the test light to see which fuse is ignition control. I know what you guys are thinking-- TEST LIGHT. I only use it to find blown fuse and this similar purpose. I use multimeter for the rest. If I remember when I get home from work, I will test which fuse at the passenger fuse panel and will post it.
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Yes, Mike - that is why I was trying to work from the passenger footwell fuse box. The running of wire from the front to the back of the car would present even more opportunities for me to damage the interior. :-) In my old Chrysler 300c, I did run it to the rear fuse box, but the trim and build quality of that car wasn't great, so there is nothing I could do to make it worse.
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