djogon

If you wire it directly to the battery then it will stay on until the battery dies. I think you meant that it was wired into a switched circuit that was only hot when the ignition was on.

 

You can easily rewire or add a new outlet by finding a fuse in the fusebox that's hot only when the ignition is on and then tapping into it with a fusetap and connecting that to the old or new outlet.

I think I'll have to do that. I will definitely forget to pull the plug out when I leave the car.

I did not get the nav system with my 2007 EDGE, but I really like the newer Garmin GPS units so I got one.

They switch on/off automatically when the power is supplied to them, but unfortunately it seems that in my EDGE the power outlets stay on all the time. No way to switch it off when the ignition is off.

Is rewiring needed or is there a setting somewhere maybe? Do you think I need to go to the dealer to rewire or can I do it myself?

Any advice is appreciated - Thanks!