WHAT IS THE POWER OUTLET PLUG USED FOR?

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This is probably a stupid question, but what kind of devices are used in the POWER OUTLET PLUG ? I'd hate to plug something in there and find out that it started a fire or fried something that shouldn't have been plugged into it.
Thanks for you replies.
 
Are you talking about the port in the lower-center dash (below the HVAC controls) that looks like a cigarette lighter plug? If so, just about anything that is 120 watts or less per the owners manual, but also not a cigarette lighter itself. I used mine to power a dash cam.
 
It's a traditional cigarette lighter outlet, but the manual clearly says don't plug a ciggy lighter in there. Those draw WAY too much current. Lots of other uses though, USB outlet for charging phones, etc (IIRC the nearby USB port is for data/music only, not charging), or for the air compressor in your trunk to fix a flat tire.
 
erco said:
It's a traditional cigarette lighter outlet, but the manual clearly says don't plug a ciggy lighter in there. Those draw WAY too much current. Lots of other uses though, USB outlet for charging phones, etc (IIRC the nearby USB port is for data/music only, not charging), or for the air compressor in your trunk to fix a flat tire.
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The USB on my 2015 LEAF charges my iPhone.
 
erco said:
It's a traditional cigarette lighter outlet, but the manual clearly says don't plug a ciggy lighter in there. Those draw WAY too much current.
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That could be one reason. Another reason could be the port itself isn't insulated enough from the heat of the cigarette lighter itself.
 
RonDawg said:
erco said:
It's a traditional cigarette lighter outlet, but the manual clearly says don't plug a ciggy lighter in there. Those draw WAY too much current.
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That could be one reason. Another reason could be the port itself isn't insulated enough from the heat of the cigarette lighter itself.
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I don't believe the cigarette lighter draws more than 10a but the heat generated could easily melt things if the socket isn't designed for the heat.
 

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