Reply With QuoteYou sure it doesn't turn off with the CANBUS? Like if you switch a cabin light on manually, it turns off when you lock the car?
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Hi guys i have a dash cam fitted in my golf but the only problem i have is the front 12v socket is always live and i want to know is there a way it can be changed so it only turns on with ignition?
Last edited by JustCruisn; 17-01-2016 at 07:33 PM.
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You sure it doesn't turn off with the CANBUS? Like if you switch a cabin light on manually, it turns off when you lock the car?
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No does not turn off
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Other than wiring something up between the ignition barrel and the 12V socket, then AFAIK you can't code anything like that.
I'm not saying I don't believe you but I feel as though VW wouldn't do that, it's too easy a thing for people to do and would flatten the battery a lot
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Yeah its such a pain everytime having to unplug it
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My front 12v socket operates in sync with the ignition... Would have thought that is standard?
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I haven't checked my front 12V socket but the one in the boot stays on. I know because it flattened the battery when the fridge was left on by mistake. '06 TDI.
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Yep ours is on 24/7. We just lift the plug to the GPS up slightly, works fine, too easy.
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