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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Trucks / April 20062006 GMC Sierra Question
Hello, I just purchased this truck and noticed that power to the cig ligther or aux port doesn't turn off after you turn off the truck. I use a radar detector, so should I turn it off each time I leave the truck for a extended period of time? I haven't so far and haven't had any issues, but just don't want to kill the battery. Sorry haven't owned a GM product for quite awhile, and this is the first truck I have had that does this. Thanks. Bill Is this condition like that all of the time or does it turn off after the door is opened? (I think that is how it should be)  SignatureSteve M. in CA. > Hello, > I just purchased this truck and noticed that power to the cig ligther or [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > quite awhile, and this is the first truck I have had that does this. > Thanks. Bill >Is this condition like that all of the time or does it turn off after the >door is opened? (I think that is how it should be) It is common practice for the lighter and the radio to be on the same circuit. When the radio shuts off after the door is opened I suspect that the lighter should do the same. - Regards Gordie Ok, I will check to see if it goes off after I open the door. I thought opened the door and it was still on but not sure. Thanks. >>Is this condition like that all of the time or does it turn off after the >>door is opened? (I think that is how it should be) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Regards > Gordie My Colorado stays on all the time. Something's, like the lights and such go off when the door is open. But the lighter is always on. > Ok, I will check to see if it goes off after I open the door. I thought > opened the door and it was still on but not sure. Thanks. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> Regards >> Gordie >> Ok, I will check to see if it goes off after I open the door. I thought >> opened the door and it was still on but not sure. Thanks. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >Something's, like the lights and such go off when the door is open. But the >lighter is always on. I moved the top posting down to where it belongs otherwise the thread becomes a chore to read. I just marched outside, threw the door open on the 06 and pushed in the lighter. It worked just the same as when the engine was running. My old 84 Dodge used to blow the fuse and the radio/lighter were both dead. Perhaps the circuit that makes the radio shut off doesn't effect the lighter but they could still be on the same circuit? I'll likely never know because this truck might not give me a reason to find out. Anyway, modern gadgets such as the radar detector shouldn't be much of a drain on the battery. Just my $0.02 Canadian and it is worth not much more than that :) - Regards Gordie The Nolalu Barn Owl <gordie@nolalu.on.ca> wrote: >>> Ok, I will check to see if it goes off after I open the door. I thought >>> opened the door and it was still on but not sure. Thanks. >>> "The Nolalu Barn Owl" <gordie@nolalu.on.ca> >>> wrote in message news:efnl42pbto69qfm2jj9of7r3s9r0k4ol5g@4ax.com... >>>> [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > Regards > Gordie Follow the circuits on the schematic http://www.gmupfitter.com/publicat/2004_BB/2003_Beyond_LD_Electric_CK.pdf and see where is connects to, IIRC its always hot. On my 2006 suburban, boyh stay on 24/7 cig lighter is on a 15 amp fuse by itself and the pwoer outlet is on a seperate 20 amp fuse. I was working on my stereo yesterday and noticed it. I am thinking of tapping off of RAP signal from the radio to power a relay to turn the lighter off and on. > Hello, > I just purchased this truck and noticed that power to the cig ligther or [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > quite awhile, and this is the first truck I have had that does this. > Thanks. Bill I think most GM cars and trucks have this feature on them, the lighter plug stays hot even with the key off, the way it used to be years ago, I turn my radar dector on when I get in the van in them morning, and off when I get home, by that I mean I plug it in and un plug it to the cig lighter or aux power port, what ever PC thing they call them nowdays, never had a batt die yet cause of it, down south, heat kills them more then anything. > On my 2006 suburban, boyh stay on 24/7 cig lighter is on a 15 amp fuse by > itself and the pwoer outlet is on a seperate 20 amp fuse. I was working on [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > quite awhile, and this is the first truck I have had that does this. > > Thanks. Bill > I think most GM cars and trucks have this feature on them, the lighter plug > stays hot even with the key off, the way it used to be years ago, I turn my > radar dector on when I get in the van in them morning, and off when I get > home, by that I mean I plug it in and un plug it to the cig lighter or aux > power port, what ever PC thing they call them nowdays, never had a batt die > yet cause of it, down south, heat kills them more then anything. I can't remember any American built GM, Ford, or Chrysler product that the lighter wasn't always hot. I guess the American manufacturers figured we were smart enough to turn things off. The amount of current a radar detector draws is so small it shouldn't bother anything for two weeks. Unless they are tripped, they draw next to nothing.. I agree about the heat, worse than the cold on a battery. Whitelightning And unlike up north, batteries just go!. No warning, they just won't start! Frank > > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > I had a 04 dodge ram before, only the aux port would stay live, the cig ligther would go off when the truck was turned off. Thanks everyone for comments, I just didn't want to leave my radar detector plugged in and get a dead battery, so far it's been fine.. >> I think most GM cars and trucks have this feature on them, the lighter > plug [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Whitelightning Radar detectors don't use much juice. You could leave it on for a year without starting the motor and it wouldn't run the battery down. > I had a 04 dodge ram before, only the aux port would stay live, the cig > ligther would go off when the truck was turned off. Thanks everyone for [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > > > Whitelightning |
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