Running Radio off Leisure Battery
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Thought I had already replied to this.....
That would be great - thank you! Will touch base once COVID has settled down a little if thats alright?
Cheers,
EDIT - looks like I am having a special moment!
Afternoon All,
Going to see if I can restart this topic a little.... now that we have (hopefully) figured out we can increased the cut out timer to 60mins from 20mins, it leaves me with the challenge of wiring the head unit into the leisure battery.
Has anyone does this? Is it a DIY job, and if so can anyone offer some advice? Have tried to do a little digging, but couldn't find out a huge amount.
Cheers,
Tom
Going to see if I can restart this topic a little.... now that we have (hopefully) figured out we can increased the cut out timer to 60mins from 20mins, it leaves me with the challenge of wiring the head unit into the leisure battery.
Has anyone does this? Is it a DIY job, and if so can anyone offer some advice? Have tried to do a little digging, but couldn't find out a huge amount.
Cheers,
Tom
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Can this be done with Carista, or would I need access to a VCDS?
Were you able to get this working? I'm trying to work out what to do for my music when parked up too
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Or am I missing something?.
My understanding is it still turns off after 20 mins though, unless I'm wrong.
Yes, it would seem to good to be true.
Same here, doesn't seem like we can without changing for an after marker unit.
My understanding is that if it detects less than 14v (or something like that) it will turn off after 20 mins as it knows the engine isn't on and supplying charge to the battery.
So if you have it hooked up to your LB it will just turn off after 20 mins (unless you are on hook up of course).
Thats my understanding anyway.
So if you have it hooked up to your LB it will just turn off after 20 mins (unless you are on hook up of course).
Thats my understanding anyway.
Not really. Our solution with the additional unit works very well and is easily controlled from the leisure area. See my post #15 above. A faff to install perhaps but good functionality and user interface.
Personally for me a separate unit in the back feels a bit like an 80s caravan, that's what I think when I see it. I'm not a fan of duplication and want everything to work simply and seamlessly if I can. That being said it doesn't look like there is that option atm given the limitations of the stock head unit.
I guess I'll have to swap out the main head unit with something else if I want to achieve what I'm looking for.
It works with ignition but still turns off after 20 mins apparently. I've not tested it but thats what I have been told. I might give it a go as I have all the wires ready but just not tried it.
What do you use to get "Van Wifi"?
@Dell- What are you using for your van wifi?
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