I just finished hard wiring my dash cam. I wanted my dashcam to turn on when the car is turned on. I had read a post here where someone had used fuse #17 on Interior fuse box (passenger’s side) and had mentioned that it turns on with the car. However, for me it is always on. I tried tapping into fuse #16 which is for Console ACC socket. The console ACC socket turns on with the car but my dashcam is still always on. I am totally lost here. Why is my dashcam staying on even when car is turned off and ACC socket is off? I must be doing something wrong but figure it out. If anyone can help, I really appreciate it.

This is the kit I am using for hard wiring.

 

One side of the fuse is always hot, the other is only hot when the car is turned on. Flip your fuse around.

 

I am sorry but that doesn't make any sense to me. Fuse connects two ends of a fuse slot to make a continuous circuit. Let's say if current flows from fuse slot A to fuse slot B. If A is hot, B would be hot as long as fuse is not blown, right?

 

Try fuse 4 or 18 with the add a fuse kit in the same direction mine is setup (I have two dashcams, front and rear). See picture below

 

I know this is possibly "too little too late" but mirror tap really makes a nice clean install and turns on/off with the ignition.

 

The problem with the rear view mirror is that it turns off when you put your car in reverse. I used it very briefly and changed it to a fuse tap instead after discovering the power shut off when you reverse.

 

 

Thanks. I guess I'll have to do that. I was hoping to find a switched fuse on passenger side fuse box as I had already routed the cable on that side.

 

No, I don't think it has battery. This is the dashcam I am using.


I think I know the reason why the fuse (#16 on passenger side fuse box) is always hot but the Console ACC socket is hot only when car is turned on. I looked at the circuit diagram and there is a relay in circuit to Console ACC socket which probably is controlling current to the socket.

 

Acura TL (2013) ? fuse box diagram | Auto Genius

maybe try the seat heater fuse, #19

 

don't mean to bump an old thread but did you figure this out or did you rerun your wire to the driver side and tapped into fuse slot #18 suggested by VanyDotK? I'm running into the same issue as you. I've tried slot #16 and #19. My radar still stays on. I've flipped the fuses and still the same results. My car is off, the power seats don't turn on with slot #19 and my tablet isn't charging on #16 but my radar remains on no matter which fuse slot I use.

 

said screw it and reran my wires and plugged it into what VanyDotK suggested.

 

Read my post

https://acurazine.com/forums/fourth-...-4g-tl-849656/

 

thanks Edward’TLS. That’s the fuse slot I ended up using.