Hey guys,
First-time buyer of a dash cam here. I never "really" had to hardwire anything to my car - but now I am facing a problem.
My dash cam, Rexing V1LG (https://www.amazon.com/gp/B071LPV7G6), has a hardwire kit that uses a 15A fuse (https://www.amazon.com/gp/B074PBPPPN), I recently tried installing it, got everything set up and all - only to realize my car only has one 15A fuse in the passenger compartment.
My car is a 2003 C240 Mercedes, fuse box diagrams found here are what is shown in my car: http://www.autogenius.info/mercedes-c-class-w203-c240-automatic-2003-fuse-box-diagram/
Now, I tried these two fuses: #40 and #41. #41 is the only fuse in passenger compartment at 15A. It leaves the camera running when the car is off - I do not want this, although I could simply unplug the power cable on the unit every time I get in the car, this will become a nuisance for me. I tried #40 because it was 7.5 and seemed to have useless functions, but it was the same. The other fuses I avoided as I am trying to make sure I do not harm my cars systems as I am not an expert when it comes to cars, although I do have some knowledge of this stuff.
I am sure I could plug it into higher ampere fuses without creating too much of a problem, such as #34, which is only tied to the "Seat adjustment, passenger", together with fuses 1, 22, 38, (and 34), which I believe is not on when the car is off - but as I am hesitant to flat out try it, I thought I'd ask you guys on here if you have any advice on a good fuse to use in the passenger compartment, or any advice on the potential downfalls of using a different ampere than suggested (15A).
Hope you can help!
First-time buyer of a dash cam here. I never "really" had to hardwire anything to my car - but now I am facing a problem.
My dash cam, Rexing V1LG (https://www.amazon.com/gp/B071LPV7G6), has a hardwire kit that uses a 15A fuse (https://www.amazon.com/gp/B074PBPPPN), I recently tried installing it, got everything set up and all - only to realize my car only has one 15A fuse in the passenger compartment.
My car is a 2003 C240 Mercedes, fuse box diagrams found here are what is shown in my car: http://www.autogenius.info/mercedes-c-class-w203-c240-automatic-2003-fuse-box-diagram/
Now, I tried these two fuses: #40 and #41. #41 is the only fuse in passenger compartment at 15A. It leaves the camera running when the car is off - I do not want this, although I could simply unplug the power cable on the unit every time I get in the car, this will become a nuisance for me. I tried #40 because it was 7.5 and seemed to have useless functions, but it was the same. The other fuses I avoided as I am trying to make sure I do not harm my cars systems as I am not an expert when it comes to cars, although I do have some knowledge of this stuff.
I am sure I could plug it into higher ampere fuses without creating too much of a problem, such as #34, which is only tied to the "Seat adjustment, passenger", together with fuses 1, 22, 38, (and 34), which I believe is not on when the car is off - but as I am hesitant to flat out try it, I thought I'd ask you guys on here if you have any advice on a good fuse to use in the passenger compartment, or any advice on the potential downfalls of using a different ampere than suggested (15A).
Hope you can help!