Live constant Fuse Dash Cam

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   Good afternoon all,
Its been a while since I visited the site!

I recently purchased a 2018 Nissan Qashqai Tekna with Glass Roof to replace my 2011 Qashqai N-tec! 

Within 1 week of owning I nearly had 2 major accidents no fault of my own, luckily the brakes and quick thinking got me out of those situations.

I have now purchased a dash cam, I have installed it and run all the wires, the system is hard wired in. I am piggybacking off the Cig Lighter fuse, I tested this by simple plugging in my mobile and removing the fuse and the power cut off. Everyone does mention the gearstick area 12v is always on, well exactly after 2mins the dash cam turns off, the same thing happens in the centre console.

Has nissan changed this? I have cig lighter dash cam cable too, so i tested this and the dash cam turns off on both sockets. 

maybe they have changed it, i dont know however, is there a fuse in the box that is always live, ideally not a function that is used much.

Look forward to your responses!

Regards,

Jit

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JIT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Tekna Joined: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Herts Status: Offline Points: 64	Post Options Post Reply Quote JIT Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Live constant Fuse Dash Cam Posted: 31 May 2018 at 2:21pm
	Good afternoon all, Its been a while since I visited the site! I recently purchased a 2018 Nissan Qashqai Tekna with Glass Roof to replace my 2011 Qashqai N-tec! Within 1 week of owning I nearly had 2 major accidents no fault of my own, luckily the brakes and quick thinking got me out of those situations. I have now purchased a dash cam, I have installed it and run all the wires, the system is hard wired in. I am piggybacking off the Cig Lighter fuse, I tested this by simple plugging in my mobile and removing the fuse and the power cut off. Everyone does mention the gearstick area 12v is always on, well exactly after 2mins the dash cam turns off, the same thing happens in the centre console. Has nissan changed this? I have cig lighter dash cam cable too, so i tested this and the dash cam turns off on both sockets. maybe they have changed it, i dont know however, is there a fuse in the box that is always live, ideally not a function that is used much. Look forward to your responses! Regards, Jit

JIT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Tekna Joined: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Herts Status: Offline Points: 64	Post Options Post Reply Quote JIT Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 2018 at 2:29pm
	Also forgot to mention my fusebox layout is different to SJP write up, my cig lighter and power socket are next to each other no above and below as per SJP's post, if this helps.

GelJ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Tekna Joined: 07 Jun 2014 Location: Thames Valley Status: Offline Points: 577	Post Options Post Reply Quote GelJ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 2018 at 3:25pm
	Are you sure dashcam is not just going to screensaver mode after 2 minutes? Check your dashcam's settings. Have you some device/cable that you could plug into socket with a red led; does it remain on after 10 minutes?

JIT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Tekna Joined: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Herts Status: Offline Points: 64	Post Options Post Reply Quote JIT Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 2018 at 3:29pm
	Hi GelJ, I have the dash cam cig lighter cable which has a blue light, eventually this goes out after 2-3mins. maybe i can try another cig lighter cable for example a mobile charger. I can not see a screensaver setting however I will check every menu. I am guessing nissan would have left one 12v constant?

GelJ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Tekna Joined: 07 Jun 2014 Location: Thames Valley Status: Offline Points: 577	Post Options Post Reply Quote GelJ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 2018 at 4:04pm
	My J11A certainly has permanent live on cigarette socket behind gear stick. Every dashcam I've ever had has a screen saver setting; some may call it something else. Mine shows 3 settings, 1 minute/ 3 minutes or OFF. I think having screen on permanently when travelling is strictly illegal, moving images and all that.

JIT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Tekna Joined: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Herts Status: Offline Points: 64	Post Options Post Reply Quote JIT Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 2018 at 7:47pm
	I have got to the bottom of it! Basically the cigarette lighter 12v connection at the gear stick and the one in the centre storage are timed for 2 minutes only and do turn off. In the end I just bought a multimeter and tested directly from the fuse box. I guess in the latest facelift model they have changed the set up. My fusebox has a slightly different set up than the pre-facelift J11. In the end I used a spare fuse connection (after testing it for constant live) and the dash cam works as it should without changing any settings.

JIT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Tekna Joined: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Herts Status: Offline Points: 64	Post Options Post Reply Quote JIT Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 2018 at 7:48pm
	Thanks Gelj for the suggestions anyway.

rickuk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Tekna Joined: 07 Jan 2018 Location: Bedfordshire Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote rickuk Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 2018 at 8:48pm
	My J11B also turns both sockets off after a few minutes

JIT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Tekna Joined: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Herts Status: Offline Points: 64	Post Options Post Reply Quote JIT Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jun 2018 at 11:25am
	If anyone is interested, the fuse slot I used is the 15a Spare on the top left, 2nd in. Its on constant and works for my parking mode on the dashcam.

bubbleman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forecourt Joined: 08 Jun 2016 Location: london Status: Offline Points: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote bubbleman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 2018 at 8:04pm
	does anybody know what the fuse location for 12v front power socket which fuse box and what number fuse J11 2018

JIT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Tekna Joined: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Herts Status: Offline Points: 64	Post Options Post Reply Quote JIT Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Aug 2018 at 10:49am
	believe its the 15amp, 2nd in from the bottom left.

GelJ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Tekna Joined: 07 Jun 2014 Location: Thames Valley Status: Offline Points: 577	Post Options Post Reply Quote GelJ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Aug 2018 at 2:41pm
	may assist: https://www.qashqaiforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4239&p=53000&hilit=dashcam+wiring#p53000