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Old 02-05-2016, 01:53 PM
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Default CGT cigarette lighter or power?

Is there one in our car to plug into?
Old 02-05-2016, 02:06 PM
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Open the Glove box, its a little push button that comes down from the top middle/right.
Old 02-05-2016, 02:09 PM
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It isn't easy to spot, if you open the glove box, and look at the glove box's "ceiling" so to speak, it's a small piece that you push in, then it drops with a tilt.

You push it back in, when you need to stow it away.

Not exactly practical, but essential for the battery tender, or for phone charging.
Old 02-05-2016, 08:38 PM
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Wonderful, thank you!
Old 02-06-2016, 08:24 PM
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Didn't think you could charge off of it?

Anyhow, its not a great way to charge your car because the charger unit can easily become unplugged. My Porsche dealer installed one in the back and it snaps securely in and shows the state of the battery, etc. Much, much better...
Old 02-06-2016, 09:25 PM
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You can charge off it, but it's better to clip onto the engine bay posts.
Old 02-07-2016, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Stephen Pitts
Didn't think you could charge off of it?

Anyhow, its not a great way to charge your car because the charger unit can easily become unplugged. My Porsche dealer installed one in the back and it snaps securely in and shows the state of the battery, etc. Much, much better...
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You can charge off it, but it's better to clip onto the engine bay posts.
My service adviser explained both methods work equally well, with no real preference one method or the other.

Just seemed more convenient to hook it up from the cigarette lighter & so far so good.

But please correct me, if there were any "not so obvious" reasons that make the cigarette lighter the inferior method.

Thanks
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For me, I dont like the power cord running out the window. Running the cord through the rear wheel is more convenient for me.
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