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GPS City Q&A » Automotive GPS » Can the auto power on be turned off?

Automotive GPS (2 replies)

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Can the auto power on be turned off?

› Garmin Nuvi 40

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John
Napier NZ

Original question asked on Feb 13, 2012, 10:35pm

I bought a Garmin nuvi 40 today and am slowly getting to grips with it. The device turns itself on automatically every time I turn on the car's ignition.Is there any way to stop this (other than remove the plug from the cigarette lighter). I would prefer to turn the Garmin on manually.

Jordan
GPS City

Reply #1 on Feb 14, 2012, 8:21am

The auto on in Garmin nuvi's can not be turned off.

pazsion
richmond,va

Reply #2 on Jun 24, 2012, 1:38am

mine doesn't do this... it's either on or off or in standby mode while it charges after pressing button for less then a second.

It will turn on automatically when given a power source. This is what happens when you turn your car on/off. If you want it to stay on, you'll have to wire it to a source other then ignition. Much the same as a radio's "battery" wire. is used to save it's settings. Or attache some kind of Universal power source via usb. This way it won't auto on because it's power source state doesn't change.

OR simply turn it off, after you start the car...it will stay off until you start the car again, or turn it on manually.

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