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mjdronfield

Member Since: 04 Nov 2011
Location: Derbyshire
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2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Buckingham Blue

12v Socket In Boot Always Live ?.........or is it ?

The manual states that the socket in the boot is always live.....

But in the last few evenings I've had some frustration trying to work out why my cool box didn't power on.... Tried other things too - no joy....

Drove to work, tried tyre inflators, powered up..... Tried later at home..... No power.

I have just noticed that the socket goes to sleep with the car. Ie when you open a door and the TFT dash comes on for a minute or so, the socket has power. Then it turns off with the screen, and if I lock the car.

I assume that the manual is half right, as the ignition was indeed, not on......

So I imagine I need to rewire it or is there some setting?

I do have a thing that stops battery drain...... 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

18th May 2016 4:32pm

SKOT

Member Since: 24 Oct 2012
Location: Milton Keynes
Posts: 792

2006 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Bonatti Grey

Do you have a phone power charger with an LED in it? If you lift up the parcel shelf and plug that in you can easily see for sure by revisiting the car a bit later and peering through the tailgate glass to see if it's still glowing or has gone out.

I'm sure mine is live all the time (2006 MY) - Perhaps they've changed it's configs but processes did not update the user manual? 2006 4.2 SC
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18th May 2016 4:48pm

mjdronfield

Member Since: 04 Nov 2011
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 7774

I bought the battery monitor from the same company who made my cool bov. It has a male socket one one end and a female on the other for 12v appliances, and it has an LED when it has power. I happened to notice it power off at the same time as the dash screen. Shut the car up and locked it, still nomLED, so it ain't gonna run my cooler unless the engine is on really, irrespective of what the manual says.....

Expensive cool box not such a wise purchase now..... 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

18th May 2016 4:54pm

stan
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craig replied to another query re this and apparently the boot socket is not permanent live after 2009my ... - .- -.

Y. O. L. O.
.

18th May 2016 5:20pm

SKOT

Member Since: 24 Oct 2012
Location: Milton Keynes
Posts: 792

....so looks like they therefore omitted to update the user manual. 2006 4.2 SC
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18th May 2016 5:51pm

mjdronfield

Member Since: 04 Nov 2011
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 7774

peachy.......

Will have to get some of those ice blocks now and freeze beforehand to put in the cooler..... 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

18th May 2016 5:57pm

SKOT

Member Since: 24 Oct 2012
Location: Milton Keynes
Posts: 792

Summer's over - You won't be needing that cool box. It's the FBH that you need to be working! 2006 4.2 SC
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18th May 2016 6:01pm

davidjpowell

Member Since: 11 May 2014
Location: Doncaster
Posts: 103

2005 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Zambezi Silver

I think I recall that it could be made switchable simply by adding a bridge. Wonder if it's as simple as removing a bridge to turn it back....

18th May 2016 6:05pm

stan
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http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic32623.html

... - .- -.

Y. O. L. O.
.

18th May 2016 6:09pm

mzplcg

Member Since: 26 May 2010
Location: Warwickshire. England. The Commonwealth.
Posts: 4029

2014 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 Corris Grey

2010MY onwards the boot socket goes off when the car goes to sleep. However, you have permanent 12v in the OSR cubby in the form of a fat 100a cable going to the front. I just wired mine into that, with appropriate fuse I might add.

18th May 2016 6:13pm

Joe90

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Location: Hampshire
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and wake up to a nice flat batteried FFRR no doubt. Agree would at least be good to have the choice. .
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18th May 2016 7:14pm

mzplcg

Member Since: 26 May 2010
Location: Warwickshire. England. The Commonwealth.
Posts: 4029

I leave the Engel in there all the time and I've never had a flat battery. And it doesn't get used every day, I have the work hack for that.

18th May 2016 8:38pm

horse86

Member Since: 09 Dec 2014
Location: PA
Posts: 860

2014 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 SC V8 Causeway Grey

Since we are on the topic and I have an 2008...this socket should work for me as a permanent cooler option.

What cooler is best/recommend? 2014 FF Autobiography 5.0 SC
2008 FFRR (sold)
2008 BMW M5

19th May 2016 12:18pm

horse86

Member Since: 09 Dec 2014
Location: PA
Posts: 860

^^? 2014 FF Autobiography 5.0 SC
2008 FFRR (sold)
2008 BMW M5

20th May 2016 12:08pm

mjdronfield

Member Since: 04 Nov 2011
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 7774

I bought the Waeco Tropicool TCX 21. It's German, so must be the best.... 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

20th May 2016 12:25pm

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