Charging Vette
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Charging Vette
My 2005 coupe I used the C tech 3300 and always kept it plugged into the cigarette lighter to charge. My new 2019 coupe came with the same charger but in the rear of the hatch is a cigarette lighter connection to plug into. Does it really matter if I use the cigarette lighter at the center console? It's much easier to run the plug in the window to the center console plug.
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St. Jude Donor '13
The two outlets in the front of the car are now "switched"- when the engine is shut down, they dead and can't power anything or receive a charge.
Only the trunk outlet is always live.
Only the trunk outlet is always live.
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From: Syracuse New York
My 2005 coupe I used the C tech 3300 and always kept it plugged into the cigarette lighter to charge. My new 2019 coupe came with the same charger but in the rear of the hatch is a cigarette lighter connection to plug into. Does it really matter if I use the cigarette lighter at the center console? It's much easier to run the plug in the window to the center console plug.
Sad part is you gotta use the outlet in the back hatch, the ones in the console are off when the ignition is off, the only outlet that stays live is the one in back. I just run the cord in the corner of the hatch, loop it around the back slightly and close the hatch carefully. If you do it right, no kinks in the cord, everything works fine.
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From: Wichita Kansas
Well after 4 years I needed to change the battery in each remote and the other day I tried the battery tender to check the car battery and it looked like it also needed charging because I haven't driven it lately enough times to keep it charged so I gently lifted the top and put my knee pad in the center of the front of it so as to take the cord from the back outlet to the electrical outlet next to the driver's door !!! Wayne
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