Dash cams hardwired

[Paul-C]

I have a MY17 XC60 Se Lux Nav D5 Awd and recently had issues with a what appeared to be a major parasitic drain (thread posted last Nov)
After spending 21 days at the dealers it was concluded that the battery was the fault (this battery was new to the car 12 months previous)
Because I had dash cams fitted front and back they became suspects with the drain issue even though I had disconnected them 4 weeks prior to the car going in for investigation and the fault was still on the car, anyway battery changed and all ok at the moment.
The question I have is what fuses do I piggyback in the fuse box under the glove compartment to re-connect the cams?
The rear cam is ignition controlled the front Garmin 65 has parking sensor so needs constant live but one of the comments that came back last November raised the question about the front cam possibly wakening modules that should be asleep when the car is locked thus causing some drainage
Any advice appreciated

[ber5ien]

Originally Posted by Paul-C

I have a MY17 XC60 Se Lux Nav D5 Awd and recently had issues with a what appeared to be a major parasitic drain (thread posted last Nov)
After spending 21 days at the dealers it was concluded that the battery was the fault (this battery was new to the car 12 months previous)
Because I had dash cams fitted front and back they became suspects with the drain issue even though I had disconnected them 4 weeks prior to the car going in for investigation and the fault was still on the car, anyway battery changed and all ok at the moment.
The question I have is what fuses do I piggyback in the fuse box under the glove compartment to re-connect the cams?
The rear cam is ignition controlled the front Garmin 65 has parking sensor so needs constant live but one of the comments that came back last November raised the question about the front cam possibly wakening modules that should be asleep when the car is locked thus causing some drainage
Any advice appreciated

I have got it connected to F7 under the glovebox campartment. The fuse box without massive connector in the middle. The negative when down to one of the screws on the left side wall (black screw) under carpet and plastic gearbox cover.

It should stop working after max of 30min or less when the car goes into sleep mode.

F7 11C/7 17/19 12 V outlet, cargo compartment - 15amp

[Malcolm Rouchy]

I had front and rear dash cams fitted by Halfords in Chesterfield, all was going well until the fitter lost one of the A pillar airbag covers. The fitter apologised and stated that Halfords would reimburse me for the cost of a new cover. Its not the expense that annoys me, its the inconvenience. I visited my local Volvo dealer who told me they don't have in stock, he's got to order it

To cut a long story short I sent in a review to Halfords and this is the reply I got:-

Our staff has read your review and values your contribution even though it did not meet all our website guidelines. Thanks for sharing, and we hope to publish next time!

This email was sent by: Halfords
Icknield Street Drive, Washford West, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 0DE, UK


So if Halfords don't like complaints in their reviews they simply refuse to publish the review

[piotrek]

Hardwired dashcams indeed cause significant parasitic drain, which is easy to check with elm327 adapter - just plug it in diagnostic port and Car Scanner Elm Obd2 app can show the Quiescent Current Average from the last night.

Quiescent should be around -5mA to -13mA, anything over -25mA is a cause for concern.

This app will also show the state of charge of the starter battery (SOC).