I have a dash cam which I bought for the car before my X3 and I was planning to install it to the X3 when I got it a few weeks ago until I found out that the accessory/lighter electrical plug power remains on even when the ignition is turned off. This is where the dash cam power is plugged in. So I'm afraid that the dash cam will eventually run the battery down after a while. I also don't need it to be recording while I'm not driving. I've owned many Japanese, American, and Korean cars, and this is the only car which maintains the power to the accessories/lighter on when the ignition is turned off.
So my question is, has anyone figured out a workaround to this? I'm sure this is also an issue with radar detectors where you want it on as you turn the car on and off when the car is off. Is this something that can be taken care of with re-coding the default settings? In the old days, I'd find a wire coming off the ignition switch which get power when the car ignition is set to "On" or "run" and tap the power for the device I'm trying to connect from there. How time has change...
So my question is, has anyone figured out a workaround to this? I'm sure this is also an issue with radar detectors where you want it on as you turn the car on and off when the car is off. Is this something that can be taken care of with re-coding the default settings? In the old days, I'd find a wire coming off the ignition switch which get power when the car ignition is set to "On" or "run" and tap the power for the device I'm trying to connect from there. How time has change...
Work around for power to accessories when car ignition is off
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