W219 Tapping for power in dashboard fusebox

[b1g1an]

Can anyone recommend a sensible switched fuse in the dashboard fuse box to tap onto for a hard wired USB charger that will be powering a dash cam?

Usual options would be at the lighter socket or its fuse but as that is under the bonnet and my cables will fall naturally to the dash end fusebox makes sense to find something there if possible.

Thanks.

 

[Astonv12]

Hi, did you get a response to this? I'm looking for the exact same info

 

[richard]

There isn't one. The dashboard fuse-box is all permanent power.

There is switched power in the one under the bonnet (driver's side so possibly correct side), but it is considerably easier to take it from the cigarette lighter (and to use an inline fuse very near the point you join the cable as that's a 15Amp fused feed). The cigarette lighter is of course wired to that under-bonnet fusebox but you have to get the fusebox out to get at the wiring (and it drops through the bottom into the car)


Richard