electrical socket drain

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by danriding, Jun 21, 2005.

  1. danriding

    danriding Guest

    Hi,

    Does anyone know whether the electrical socket (cigarette lighter) in
    the back of the V70 (2002) has a cut off to stop a piece of equipment
    (such as an electric cool box) from draining the car battery
    completely?

    I've recently returned from a camping trip where I used the socket to
    keep the cool box going even when the car engine was off, and only
    unplugged it over night. However I did worry a bit that at some point
    I would completely drain the battery and be left asking for help from
    someone to jump start the car. I would therefore be grateful if
    someone could let me know for the future whether I should worry, of if
    the car will automatically detect that the battery is getting low and
    stop current to the socket.

    Many thanks.

    Dan
     
    danriding, Jun 21, 2005
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