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991 ctek charger connection

richardfleming

richardfleming

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Give my 991.1 is parked up for a week or two in the current weather, am thinking I should hook it up to my ctek charger to keep the battery topped up. I have directly connected to the battery on other cars before but gather that's not a runner on the 991 (and it's a faff to fit and access as well).

Is the cigarette lighter connection the way to go in a 991.1? what do you guys do with yours?


 
Yes, I use a cigarette lighter connection in the socket in the central armrest and that works absolutely fine.

 
Ditto. Have used that for the last few years in both a 981 2014 Cayman S and current 991.1 C4S and works a treat. You can close and lock the car while it charges.
 
I use the ciggy lighter in my 997.2 turbo and close the door on the lead. There's plenty of play in the seal to not cause any damage to the cable.

Simon
 
For my 991.1 I have the Porsche charger plugged into the passenger footwell socket as it did not work correctly when plugged into any other.......after a while the other sockets switch off and when you come back to the car the charger light is flashing showing it is effectively disconnected. No issue in the footwell socket. Mine is a very early 991 (Dec 2011 - one of the original launch cars) so things may well have progressed since!
 
Me too, I use the cigarette lighter socket as it is live at all times so is perfect. No problems

Not sure about the other power sockets but I do know that the one in the glove box only works with the ignition on which is no good.
 
Connecting a charger is not a problem. I simply checked with the services guys at my local dealer. Just connect the charger to the positive terminal on the battery but ensure you connect the negative lead to the body NOT the battery terminal direct. There are several earthed bolts in the battery area that you can connect to.
 
Plug mine into the footwear 12v socket no issues and was once told that's why Porsche but it there.One step further Ferrari have a magnetic charger point on the rear of the 488.So just snaps on and off when needed.
 
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