Can You Turn Off Power Port In Trunk? 2024 CX-5

[CX5Nut]

Our 2024 CX5's power port in the trunk is always on even with the car is off. Anyway to make it switch off when the car is off? Is there a secret setting to do this?

 

[theblooms]

If you don't have anything plugged into it, it won't draw any current. Problem solved.

 

[RedBaron]

There is no secret setting, it's just the way it's wired.

 

[ceric]

To OP.
Why do you worry about that?
As other said, no current draw if nothing is plugged in.

12v is not dangerous to human either.

 

[sloniupl]

In EU power port in trunk unfortunately is turning off when car is off. I was hoping it will be powered all the time. As far as i know there is no way to "switch" it to the other option.

 

[CX5Nut]

To OP.
Why do you worry about that?
As other said, no current draw if nothing is plugged in.

12v is not dangerous to human either.

The reason is we have a small electric cooler bag that plugs into that socket to keep stuff cold in the summer. I would love to just keep it plugged in all the time but if I were to forget to hit the off switch on the bag when the car is not running it would run the battery down for sure.

 

[hooked]

Maybe you can get a DC to AC inverter that plugs into the cigarette lighter and plug your cooler bag into that. I assume that 12V port turns off when the car is off?

 

[RedBaron]

Maybe you can get a DC to AC inverter that plugs into the cigarette lighter and plug your cooler bag into that. I assume that 12V port turns off when the car is off?

Err, did you read the original post?

Our 2024 CX5's power port in the trunk is always on even with the car is off.

 

[hooked]

Err, did you read the original post?

I thought the power port in the back might be an AC 5V plug and they could connect the inverter to the 12V cigarette lighter plug in the front. My mistake.

 

[CX5Nut]

Thanks for all the suggestions but it looks like we will just have to unplug it each time!

 

[Freedom55]

Thanks for all the suggestions but it looks like we will just have to unplug it each time!

FYI The front port under the dash near the shifter is powered only with the ignition at ACC or ON. The one in the console is powered all the time like the one in the trunk. At least that's what it says in my 2020 manual. Could be different on yours but worth trying!

 

[CX5Nut]

FYI The front port under the dash near the shifter is powered only with the ignition at ACC or ON. The one in the console is powered all the time like the one in the trunk. At least that's what it says in my 2020 manual. Could be different on yours but worth trying!

Thanks, will check the front port out!