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Old 03-01-2007, 01:11 PM   #9
MNBoxster
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Originally Posted by djomlas
great info Jim,
my friend has a 530i and his lighter's power turns off w the ignition form factory, of course its a german car, so hows that possible then if the design is originally from good ol' Deutschland?
Hi,

There is no requirement to adopt the DIN standard, and as I stated most car's lighters are Hot, but not all. I cannot speak to a particular anomoly, there could be many reasons such as alarm system requirements, etc.

But, more often than not, you'll find the lighter is B+ (constant Hot) for the reasons I've given...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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