Anyone use a Tom Tom Go in a newish Volvo ???

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I have been told that if i plug a Tom Tom Go into my 12V Cigarette lighter
it could mess up the engine management system on the car ?!
anyone heard similar or is this the tosh that i suspect it might be ?
cheers
 
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Blackrat999 said:
I have been told that if i plug a Tom Tom Go into my 12V Cigarette
lighter it could mess up the engine management system on the car ?!
anyone heard similar or is this the tosh that i suspect it might be ?
cheers
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Sounds like tosh to me!

I use my TTG in my 1999 V70 2.5D with the power supply plugged into the
cigar lighter with no problems whatsoever.
 
What do they do? Never heard of one before, kinda curious as to what it is.
 
"> What do they do? Never heard of one before, kinda curious as to what it
is.its a GPS satellite navigation system.
 
Some interesting nickname for it :-)

Unless it send feedback throught the cigarette lighter (which would take a
really poorly designed piece of hardware to do) it will not affect the
car... you get 12 Volts DC out, that's all - it's a powersupply... The only
damage you can do to it is overload the fuse or the wiring with excessive
current draw.
 
Blackrat999 said:
I have been told that if i plug a Tom Tom Go into my 12V Cigarette lighter
it could mess up the engine management system on the car ?!
anyone heard similar or is this the tosh that i suspect it might be ?
cheers
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There is often a warning with mobile phone chargers etc, that damage is
possible to the accessary from current variations. Mine advises leave it
unplugged while starting the motor & before turning off I think... sometimes
I remember but you never actually hear of someone blowing one up.
 
I have been told that if i plug a Tom Tom Go into my 12V Cigarette lighter
it could mess up the engine management system on the car ?!
anyone heard similar or is this the tosh that i suspect it might be ?
cheers
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maybe volvo would like you to buy and use thier gps system, only
$2500.00
 
V50 said:
That cheap? In the Netherlands it is only Euro 4000,-
;-((
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That can't be right. I'm getting a new S60 next week which has the Volvo RTI
navigation with included TV, and it costs me SEK 24000 = Euro 2600 = USD
3400.

/Mats
 
simmo said:
maybe volvo would like you to buy and use thier gps system, only
$2500.00
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I don't know about Tomtom Go, but my Tomtom GPS Bluetooth and PDA don't
seem to have any effect on the engine management system of my V70. And
why should it? All the cigarette lighter socket does is provide about
half an amp of current.
 
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