Hope4jsl
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Hi, we just bought a new 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid. We went to Best Buy and bought the Garmin Mini 2 and I was planning on installing myself. I liked it because of the small size and simplicity. I also liked it because it could plug into the 12v or USB port and I wouldn’t have to try any hardwiring. I really didn’t even care about parking mode, my plan was for the Dashcam to shut off when I turned off the ignition.
What I didn’t realize was the 12V outlet and USB ports don‘t shut off with the ignition. Instead they stay on for a long time. It’s seems like about and hour and a half before it finally ****’s off the power. I haven’t been able to nail down the exact time, but it somewhere around that.
I set the the Dashcam to start parking mode after 3 minutes of non motion, so at least it won’t be recording the entire 1.5 hours. Then when it senses motion again, it starts recording again. This seems to be working as intended.
My main question is, will this 1.5 hours of running the parking mode hurt the battery? The car is started and shut down several times a day, so it would be running in the parking mode for several hours a day. Will this hurt the battery, or do I need to get somebody to try and hardwire it?
Thanks for the help!
What I didn’t realize was the 12V outlet and USB ports don‘t shut off with the ignition. Instead they stay on for a long time. It’s seems like about and hour and a half before it finally ****’s off the power. I haven’t been able to nail down the exact time, but it somewhere around that.
I set the the Dashcam to start parking mode after 3 minutes of non motion, so at least it won’t be recording the entire 1.5 hours. Then when it senses motion again, it starts recording again. This seems to be working as intended.
My main question is, will this 1.5 hours of running the parking mode hurt the battery? The car is started and shut down several times a day, so it would be running in the parking mode for several hours a day. Will this hurt the battery, or do I need to get somebody to try and hardwire it?
Thanks for the help!