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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / January 2005Anyone use a Tom Tom Go in a newish Volvo ???
I have been told that if i plug a Tom Tom Go into my 12V Cigarette lighter it could mess up the engine management system on the car ?! anyone heard similar or is this the tosh that i suspect it might be ? cheers In an earlier contribution to this discussion, > I have been told that if i plug a Tom Tom Go into my 12V Cigarette > lighter it could mess up the engine management system on the car ?! > anyone heard similar or is this the tosh that i suspect it might be ? > cheers Sounds like tosh to me! I use my TTG in my 1999 V70 2.5D with the power supply plugged into the cigar lighter with no problems whatsoever.  SignatureCheers, Bonnet Lock ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid. What do they do? Never heard of one before, kinda curious as to what it is. >I have been told that if i plug a Tom Tom Go into my 12V Cigarette lighter > it could mess up the engine management system on the car ?! > anyone heard similar or is this the tosh that i suspect it might be ? > cheers "> What do they do? Never heard of one before, kinda curious as to what it is. its a GPS satellite navigation system. Some interesting nickname for it :-) Unless it send feedback throught the cigarette lighter (which would take a really poorly designed piece of hardware to do) it will not affect the car... you get 12 Volts DC out, that's all - it's a powersupply... The only damage you can do to it is overload the fuse or the wiring with excessive current draw. > "> What do they do? Never heard of one before, kinda curious as to what it > is. >> > its a GPS satellite navigation system. > I have been told that if i plug a Tom Tom Go into my 12V Cigarette lighter > it could mess up the engine management system on the car ?! > anyone heard similar or is this the tosh that i suspect it might be ? > cheers There is often a warning with mobile phone chargers etc, that damage is possible to the accessary from current variations. Mine advises leave it unplugged while starting the motor & before turning off I think... sometimes I remember but you never actually hear of someone blowing one up. >I have been told that if i plug a Tom Tom Go into my 12V Cigarette lighter >it could mess up the engine management system on the car ?! >anyone heard similar or is this the tosh that i suspect it might be ? >cheers maybe volvo would like you to buy and use thier gps system, only $2500.00 That cheap? In the Netherlands it is only Euro 4000,- ;-(( >>I have been told that if i plug a Tom Tom Go into my 12V Cigarette lighter >>it could mess up the engine management system on the car ?! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > maybe volvo would like you to buy and use thier gps system, only > $2500.00 >> maybe volvo would like you to buy and use thier gps system, only >> $2500.00 > That cheap? In the Netherlands it is only Euro 4000,- > ;-(( That can't be right. I'm getting a new S60 next week which has the Volvo RTI navigation with included TV, and it costs me SEK 24000 = Euro 2600 = USD 3400. /Mats SignatureMats Bredell Uppsala, Sweden >>I have been told that if i plug a Tom Tom Go into my 12V Cigarette lighter >>it could mess up the engine management system on the car ?! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >maybe volvo would like you to buy and use thier gps system, only >$2500.00 I don't know about Tomtom Go, but my Tomtom GPS Bluetooth and PDA don't seem to have any effect on the engine management system of my V70. And why should it? All the cigarette lighter socket does is provide about half an amp of current. SignatureMike Lindsay |
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