The owner manual doesn’t specifically say that it actually stays on when the car is off but instead just says not to use it when the engine is off. And I have no way of testing this yet but I’m asking because I’m going to get a dash camera put into the car. I know hardwiring is better to use because of the parking mode features dash cameras have, but I really just like to use the power outlet for dash cameras if it shuts off with the car. I get my dash cameras put in professionally so I’d like to know ahead of time how it works so I can plan for hardwiring or not.
My 24 Tucson cuts power to accessories when the car is off. Every Hyundai I’ve driven is the same way. My Tucson even cuts ODB2 power when off. They sell a hardwire kit that taps power from the Bluelink mirror and works on many models. Honestly, I’m not sure if that one stays on when the car is off.
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I kind of guessed that it shuts off too. My 2006 Tucson was like this. My grandfather’s 2020 Tucson and my 2022 Kona had a similar thing in the manual saying to unplug it when it’s off, but yet they both cut power to it when the ignition is off. I guess maybe Hyundai puts that in the manual just to cover the corporate’s ass.
Unfortunately I don’t have an answer, rather a request. I have a 24 Sonata and would love to see some pics of how they end up installing the front camera. The area behind and above my rear view mirror is already full with all the safety equipment.
@Donna
I believe right underneath all of that would be a good spot to put that. I had one in my Kona that I put the dash camera itself right underneath the rearview mirror equipment and it was the perfect spot to put on that car. It did not obstruct the driver view at all and I couldn’t even see the camera itself behind the rearview mirror. But it really depends on the size of the dash camera and how good of an angle the lens can see. Some cameras might need to be put right beside the rearview mirror on the passenger side, which is typically where people put them, and some can go in the middle as long as the cord is long enough, which it should be, and it doesn’t obstruct the driver view. It did not interfere with moving the rearview mirror at all. I made that mistake in my 2006 Tucson once, putting it there, but then it got in the way of where I could move the rearview mirror.
You could have someone in the passenger seat hold the camera up there before mounting it to see if it’s something that won’t obstruct your view and see what the camera lens can see better and decide where you want to mount yours.
The reason I’m having it professionally put in is because I can do the front just fine, but it’s a rear camera as well and my issue is getting around the airbags, which is something I’d rather have somebody who knows what they are doing.
Something most people don’t understand is that if you have side airbags where you need to route your dash camera cable, aftermarket radio microphone cable, or aftermarket remote start alarm antenna cable, you don’t want to put that in front of the airbags because if you ever get into a crash hard enough to trigger the airbags, it will send the cable flying like a bullet and can smack you in the face and really injure you. You have to route that cable away from the airbags or put it behind the airbags if possible so that doesn’t happen.
It charges for a few minutes then shuts off.
Dash cams tend to kill the 12V. Use a phone charger to test if it’s still live. Also, Google how to jumpstart the vehicle and how to connect a 12V smart charger (Noco, Ctek).