Rear cigar lighter socket....

[scorcher]

...does the power stay on permanently, or shut off at some stage after the keys are removed?

Ta!

[amacman]

I was curious to know so i went to the car and tried both front and rear cig lighters and both work without key in ignition . car not used for a couple of days prior .

[motordavid]

In our '01, the Colonies version, they both remain hot and don't cycle off.
GL, mD

[StartX5]

Cigarette power are connected from hot source. When you turn off your car or completely remove your key, the power stay on. I found it during installing and converting from Cigarette power to DC/AC 100WK adapter for my own DVD speaker power.

[scorcher]

Thanks a lot guys! Have temporarily plugged the rear headrest screens into the socket for our family holiday later in the week, and now know I need to unplug them when I arrive

[Pewters]

Here you go mate

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...vd-system.html

[redvault]

Originally Posted by amacman

I was curious to know so i went to the car and tried both front and rear cig lighters and both work without key in ignition . car not used for a couple of days prior .

It is not the case for the power socket in the glove compartment. The power is off when the car is off. Took me a while to find this - it being covered by a blank piece - and rewire to add two cigarette adapters for my GPS and Radar detector.

[scorcher]

Excellent - thanks to all once again