the 12 volt outlet

[Jim Calvert]

Does the front 12 volt outlet have power after turning the vehicle off? Thanks.

[marzprius]

nope!

[jayvee]

Originally Posted by Jim Calvert

Does the front 12 volt outlet have power after turning the vehicle off? Thanks.

Hi Jim,
From the owner's manual, page 379:

The power outlets can be used when The "POWER" switch is in ACCESSORY or ON mode.

(Please don't take offense, but was this question really postworthy, when it could be answered so easily from the user manual, or just by plugging something into it and turning off the car?) Just my two cents. I'm no moderator.

[Jim Calvert]

Originally Posted by marzprius

nope!

Thanks for the quick reply. I was just wondering. The decades old cigarette lighter design, as best I remember, always had power - probably because the car manufacturers did not want any smoker to have to endure a "nicotine fit" if they had to take the time to turn on the ignition before they could light up.

[Jim Calvert]

Originally Posted by jayvee

Hi Jim,
From the owner's manual, page 379:

The power outlets can be used when The "POWER" switch is in ACCESSORY or ON mode.

(Please don't take offense, but was this question really postworthy, when it could be answered so easily from the user manual, or just by plugging something into it and turning off the car?) Just my two cents. I'm no moderator.

Sorry. I looked for it in my manual but missed that page somehow, and I don't have any devices that I could plug in - at least until today when I purchased a 12 volt charger for my cell phone. It doesn't include an LED to show that it is on, so I wasn't sure whether I had power at that outlet or not.

Anyway, thanks for the page number.

[jayvee]

Originally Posted by Jim Calvert

Sorry. I looked for it in my manual but missed that page somehow, and I don't have any devices that I could plug in - at least until today when I purchased a 12 volt charger for my cell phone. It doesn't include an LED to show that it is on, so I wasn't sure whether I had power at that outlet or not.

Anyway, thanks for the page number.

Understood. Again, no offense. (FYI, your cell phone probably has a battery indicator icon that has a lightning bolt (or similar) when it is plugged into a charger.)

Yes, I think most of these outlets are now "switched". Kind of a pain, but probably too many car fires, and the lawyers got involved. There have been quite a few occurrences of lithium-ion batteries (like those used in cell phones) catching fire when they go bad.....

I would like to have at least one unswitched, too...

[a64pilot]

GM's are still unswitched I believe