Cigarette Lighter Drain Car Battery. Only if your battery is so close to dead that it might not start the. If the power to the cigarette plug socket is switched off when the engine is off then there is obviously no risk.
If your cars cigarette lighter socket stays live even when you shut off your car then yes it will draw power from the battery. So plugging a USB charger into it could drain the battery if the vehicle isnt running. Choose items to buy together.
My 2001 S has constant power at the cigarette lighter.
I only turned the car on so that the radio could be turned on etc but not the ignitionengine. Only if your battery is so close to dead that it might not start the. If the power to the cigarette plug socket is not switched off then there could be risk. Does the cigarette lighter outlet drain the battery when the car is turned off.
