I installed a dash cam in my 2018 octavia today, ive ran an extension from the boot 12v socket to my glovebox then ran charger to glovebox. 

 

When i turn off my car the dash cam is still running. Surely the 12v sockets are switched feeds, maybe if i leave it it will power off. I was at work and didnt want to take the chance

11 hours ago, aidy55 said:

Surely the 12v sockets are switched feeds

Nope, they are permanent live.

Ive just been reading this. Cant believe the 12v sockets are permanent, cant think of a good reason for this.

 

Will have to get a hardwire kit for the dashcam i think. 

 

Does anyone know if you can change the 12v sockets to switched. I have top drop the fusebox this weekend in order to wire in my towbar cable

1 hour ago, aidy55 said:

 

Does anyone know if you can change the 12v sockets to switched. I have top drop the fusebox this weekend in order to wire in my towbar cable

 

8 hours ago, aidy55 said:

Ive just been reading this. Cant believe the 12v sockets are permanent, cant think of a good reason for this.

 

Will have to get a hardwire kit for the dashcam i think. 

 

Does anyone know if you can change the 12v sockets to switched. I have top drop the fusebox this weekend in order to wire in my towbar cable

I like them permanent, as I like to keep the dash cam running. So far I've managed to remember to unplug it when I know the car won't be used for awhile.

Personnaly I hard wired it to the rear wiper Fuse.

Turns on and off with ignition 

Edited 9 January, 20242 yr by nickytheshaft

I have a Thinkware Dashcam, as does my wife, and I fitted both using the OBDII adapter lead that they sell, works great! We have the Parking Monitoring switched on in both cars, and when the Ignition is switched it fires up to Record, then stops when the car is switched off, if you are in Traffic for a very long time with Stop/Start it can go into Parking mode, but that's no biggie as it starts recording immediately as the engine Starts).

 

I've also set in the software on both cameras to turn off the parking mode if, either, the car is parked for more than 48 hours or the Voltage drops below a certain level.

 

It's possible to get a 'Hard Wiring' kit and 'Piggy-Back' fuse (usually the Rear Wiper) for Switched Power. Some Hard Wiring kits will have a Permanent and Switched Feed to allow for 'Parking Monitoring' and immediate start when the engine is started. The OBDII just made things easy (not having to find a switched fuse and earth point etc..)

The best fuse to use (IMHO) is the rear windscreen wiper fuse - as that is switched live. You definitely don't want to wire in the dash-cam into permanent live.

Thats what i will be doing this weekend, I've ordered a pack of these piggy back fuses. 

 

Would be great to convert the 12v sockets to switched but doesnt seem to be possible 

Following this discussion I modified the wiring of the 12v cigarette lighter sockets on my Octavia so that it was powered by the rear windshield wiper.  

For more, I invite you to consult my thread

 

 

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/519871-switch-off-cigarette-ligther-12v-when-car-closed/?do=findComment&comment=5819431