JohnSyn Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 I've had the car 9 months now and have been plugging my Ctek charger into the 12v socket in the central storage bin. Last Saturday, it stopped doing that. I checked the socket and it is still live so thought there was a fault with the charger itself. Got another charger , and its done the same thing! Anyone else experienced this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topradio Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 I use the cigarette socket which also stays live for about 30 minutes and as long as I power it up during this time the charger seems to hold it powered. Are you plugging in the charger while the socket is still live? As soon as you unlock the doors it's powered up. Or is the charger not indicating that its seeing a load? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon61 Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 I don't understand why it should change what it's doing if none of the software has been updated. But might be worth having a look at these two threads on other forums in case there's anything relevant there - in particular, is your car a 2016 John? That gets a specific mention in this context in the second thread link: https://www.porscheclubgb.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=948088 http://www.911uk.com/viewtopic.php?p=1367002&sid=81577cdc2ea4e5c3fa9d5ee6c6c2fb2b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSyn Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, topradio said: I use the cigarette socket which also stays live for about 30 minutes and as long as I power it up during this time the charger seems to hold it powered. Are you plugging in the charger while the socket is still live? As soon as you unlock the doors it's powered up. Or is the charger not indicating that its seeing a load? Thanks for this . As I said I didn't have the problem until last weekend, but haven't had any updates etc. I've just tried as you suggest, power up whilst the charger is connected. its come on! I'll see if it stays on for more than 30 minutes although off out shortly so may have to wait until the morning. Probably the wrong time to start messing with the car! SWMBO isn't very pleased!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSyn Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, Jon61 said: I don't understand why it should change what it's doing if none of the software has been updated. But might be worth having a look at these two threads on other forums in case there's anything relevant there - in particular, is your car a 2016 John? That gets a specific mention in this context in the second thread link: https://www.porscheclubgb.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=948088 http://www.911uk.com/viewtopic.php?p=1367002&sid=81577cdc2ea4e5c3fa9d5ee6c6c2fb2b Thanks Jon, this is really helpful too. It is odd that it's just started to do this after 9 months. No reason as I can see. Mine is a 2015 car but of course may be MY2016. looks like this will be my job for tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon61 Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, JohnSyn said: Mine is a 2015 car but of course may be MY2016. The VIN contains a code for the year, which I assume corresponds to the model year. If the 10th digit of the VIN is G then it is 2016 (F=2015). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_VIN_numbers Mine is also G (bought new Oct 2015) but I don't use the cigarette lighter to connect my CTEK and haven't had any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSyn Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Jon61 said: The VIN contains a code for the year, which I assume corresponds to the model year. If the 10th digit of the VIN is G then it is 2016 (F=2015). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_VIN_numbers Mine is also G (bought new Oct 2015) but I don't use the cigarette lighter to connect my CTEK and haven't had any problems. Thanks Jon, didn't know that! Mines a F so it is a 2015 car then. just checked again, its still on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topradio Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 I did have mine disconnect a couple of times recently but I couldn't explain why and did wonder if I'd done something different like forget to lock the car (although that shouldn't cause a problem) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSyn Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, topradio said: I did have mine disconnect a couple of times recently but I couldn't explain why and did wonder if I'd done something different like forget to lock the car (although that shouldn't cause a problem) Your advice appears to have worked, thanks! its still charging. Off out now but I’ll check in the morning. Perhaps I connected the charger shortly after I had turned the car off, not sure now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSyn Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Just got back from our night out...lightweight! Looked into garage, still charging! Thanks @topradio for whatever reason what you suggested has fixed this issue. And thanks @Jon61 for the real offer of help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toeside Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Caused me some grief in the past! 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSyn Posted October 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 9 hours ago, Toeside said: Caused me some grief in the past! 🙄 I get thrown when things just stop working! Happily, as is often the case with our cars and the people on this forum, someone had the answer! And I have looked in the garage this morning and it is still working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon61 Posted October 12, 2019 Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 3 hours ago, JohnSyn said: Happily, as is often the case with our cars and the people on this forum, someone had the answer! So what was the issue in the end John? Was it that you were letting the car sit and then connecting it to the charger at a later time, when the socket had already switched off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSyn Posted October 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Jon61 said: So what was the issue in the end John? Was it that you were letting the car sit and then connecting it to the charger at a later time, when the socket had already switched off? No Jon, when I first connected the charger it was ok, it switched off subsequently. What now seems to work is to turn the ignition on, and off, once the charger is connected to the 12v socket. It’s still charging now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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