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Is the 12 volt socket in a 13 Volvo S60 supposed to stay on?

  • 15-07-2020 7:43pm
    #1
    AMKC
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    Seems strange. Its a 2013 year Volvo S60. The brother just picked up his car and was wondering about that.

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  • #2
    walshtipp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 377 ✭✭walshtipp


    Yes, that is normal. Some cars 12v sockets are permanently live.


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    It's quite handy if you have a cooler or phone connected.


  • #4
    Dr_Colossus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,191 ✭✭✭Dr_Colossus


    Mine is a 07 S60 and the same, has a permanently live socket. I never noticed until I was fitting a dash cam a couple of years ago and was going tap the fuse for the switched live cable.


  • #5
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,763 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    A lot of European cars do, think all the VAG cars also do it.


  • #6
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,522 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    On some cars you can move a fuse into a different slot to change it from permanent to switched.


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  • #7
    hi5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭hi5


    I have 2 12v sockets and a cigarette lighter socket, the 12v sockets are always live the cigarette lighter socket comes on with the ignition.


  • #8
    cml387
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,644 ✭✭✭cml387


    Which is why it's wise never to leave the socket open, as a samll metal object might fall in short out electrics or even start a fire.


  • #9
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,522 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    cml387 wrote: »
    Which is why it's wise never to leave the socket open, as a samll metal object might fall in short out electrics or even start a fire.

    Or some crappy USB adaptor mightn’t like being powered up non stop.


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