Constant Live feed/fuse
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GLC 250, SL500, Smart EQ
Constant Live feed/fuse
Hi folks,
This looks a lively forum!
I'm looking for the best place to take a permanent live feed from on my MY17 GLA220D
I know theres the battery (if I could figure how to get the cover off!) but would prefer a feed inside the car if possible
Thanks in advance
Mike
This looks a lively forum!
I'm looking for the best place to take a permanent live feed from on my MY17 GLA220D
I know theres the battery (if I could figure how to get the cover off!) but would prefer a feed inside the car if possible
Thanks in advance
Mike
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From: Frisco Colorado, USA
2024 GLB35 AMG, 2020 S560 Coupe
I'd check the 12v accessory/cigarette lighter plug and tap into it if you can access that and if it meets your needs for "permanent." Some plugs turn on and off with the ignition, others are powered on all the time. If you can't access the back side of this plug, you can get a power cord and plug that inserts into the socket and use it, perhaps after cutting the cord to wire into your device. That's how I've connected a radar detector in a leased vehicle that I do not want to modify.
Thread Starter
Newbie
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
GLC 250, SL500, Smart EQ
I'd check the 12v accessory/cigarette lighter plug and tap into it if you can access that and if it meets your needs for "permanent." Some plugs turn on and off with the ignition, others are powered on all the time. If you can't access the back side of this plug, you can get a power cord and plug that inserts into the socket and use it, perhaps after cutting the cord to wire into your device. That's how I've connected a radar detector in a leased vehicle that I do not want to modify.
I'm told that this socket switches off after a number of seconds but I really must stop being lazy and check if its the same as the front one.
I'll do it once the snow clears!
Cheers
