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    Veteran Member Four Rings oatzel's Avatar
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    Power for the lighter and 12v plugs when ignition is off?

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    Manual implies that they should have power, but ours don't. Wife keeps trying to charge her phone, but the ignition seems to need to be on in order for them to have power?

    anyone else with the same issue, and any solution?
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    Re: Power for the lighter and 12v plugs when ignition is off?

    Quote Originally Posted by oatzel View Post
    Manual implies that they should have power, but ours don't. Wife keeps trying to charge her phone, but the ignition seems to need to be on in order for them to have power?

    anyone else with the same issue, and any solution?
    Does anyone know if this is possible? Manuel says 12V power should be on even with car off.

    Thanks.

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    Veteran Member Four Rings chaze's Avatar
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    Re: Power for the lighter and 12v plugs when ignition is off?

    Odd considering the B7's have this feature. Caveat being that the cig lighter outlet forward of the shifter does not have power without ignition, but the outlet under the armrest and in the trunk DO have power w/o ignition. Maybe they are trying to discourage sitting in the car smoking??

    EDIT: Ugh, just noted the date of the OP.
    Last edited by chaze; 12-05-2009 at 03:17 PM. Reason: Date check.
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    Active Member Four Rings Okan509's Avatar
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    Re: Power for the lighter and 12v plugs when ignition is off?

    My car doesn't charge my phone when the ignition is off either. I find this very annoying, don't know if there is anything to do about it. I thought it was intended to be this way.

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    Re: Power for the lighter and 12v plugs when ignition is off?

    I've actually never tried charging my phone but I noticed my homelink will not open my garage if the car is off

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    Veteran Member Four Rings doowopaudi's Avatar
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    http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...to-12V-outlets

    Found this on VWVortex. Do you think it will work on our B8s? Sometimes I want to leave my phone in the car charging while I go inside a store or restaurant or something.
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    Veteran Member Four Rings doowopaudi's Avatar
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    No power when vehicle off. It was changed on the B8 as not to drain the battery inadvertently by leaving something hooked up and left in the vehicle.
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    Veteran Member Four Rings doowopaudi's Avatar
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    http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...h-ignition-off

    See the bottom of this thread for solution.
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