Cigarett Lighter Power

[WHTPOLOGTI]

hi guys im having trouble with my cigarette lighter power. its a 07 polo gti. It wont power on my GPS or phone charger. ive checked the fuses in the engine bay near battery and they are all good. i tried turning on the engine and turning the key over to accessory. still no good. i turn on the headlights and the light in the cigarette lighter area "lights up red" but no power?

any solution? any fuses in different areas i havnt looked at? i mite have to take it back to the dealership

[572]

Fuse area on the drivers end of the dash. I imagine it would be in the manual.

This is a left hand drive illustration, but you get the idea;

[Jmac]

Mate if you have checked the fuse and find its ok thenwhat is wrong there is poor connection. Remove the fuse for this before you do the following. You will see to tabs on the cig lighter socket. Bend them out slightly and refit fuse and see wht you get mate. Common , did this on MANY new cars when cig lighter failed to work. By the way the light in the socket is fed from elswhere
Cheers,
JMac

[Timbo]

Yes, I had this problem from new, and was totally fooled by the light. Wondered why the phone got flatter It was the fuse in the door panel, in my case

[NickZ]

My cigarette lighter works but it doesn't always light up at night. Seems like a loose wire or something - anyone else had this?