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Originally Posted by schnellman
Save yourself all of the problems you are anticipating by using the cigarette lighter connector. And yes, you will lose data and settings by disconnecting the battery.
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+1 That's how I have mine set up. Worked great the first Winter. The second Winter (last year), I noticed it was flickering green. Not bothering to read the manual again, I assumed that meant the battery was at full charge and just trickling as needed. Uh, no. When plugging into the cigarette lighter, you have to make sure the contacts are extended just a bit because the diameter is slighter larger than on U.S. and Japanese autos.
Within two weeks after bringing it out of storage this year, the battery died.
I remembered this Autumn when wrapping it up again, and the light is showing a steady green.
DBear