I have a Magellan Maestro 4050 GPS which works fine in virtually all
vehicles that I have tried to use it in. Recently, however, when
renting a car (a 2010 Chevy Impala), I found that the cord, when
plugged into either of the several outlets on the car, did not conduct
power to the GPS. The GPS turned on, and, after a minute or two, gave
me a warning that it did not have power, and then shut itself off.

The unit works with all other cars, including a 2001 Cadillac Deville,
and a 1998 Honda Accord.

The Impala, however, did work with the Nuvi GPS which the rental
company (Enterprise) provided (and charged me extra for). Could there
be something "nonstandard" about the 2010 Impala plug, or was this a
glitch in my Magellan unit.

I tried to contact Magellan, but cannot find a reliable way to do so.
Does anyone here have a contact for Magellan (e-mail, phone,FAX,
etc.)?


Many thanks,

Bob

Robert A. Fink, M. D., FACS, P. C.
Neurological Surgery
2500 Milvia Street Suite 222
Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA
510-849-2555

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From the User Manual:

http://www.magellangps.com/assets/ma..._Manual_EN.pdf

"Connecting Power
Plug the end of the cigarette lighter adapter into a
12 VDC cigarette lighter receptacle in the vehicle.
Connect the other end to the Magellan Maestro as
shown. There is a wire catch on the side of the
cradle to run the power cable through to prevent it
from disconnecting. If there is power at the
receptacle, the Magellan Maestro will power on.
(Note: some vehicles apply power to the cigarette
lighter receptacle only when the ignition is on.)"

Assuming you were using the cigarette lighter for power, did you try
the lighter itself to see if it had power?

Magellan product support:

http://magellangps.helpserve.com/

Your problem doesn't seem to be in the FAQ list, so you could try
submitting a ticket he

http://magellangps.helpserve.com/ind...kets&_a=submit

There are at least 2 common standards for automotive cigarette
lighters. That's probably not the issue, though, since the sizes are
very slightly different, and you would have noticed that it didn't
quite fit.

Robert A. Fink, M. D. wrote:
The unit works with all other cars, including a 2001 Cadillac Deville,
and a 1998 Honda Accord.

Some cars only power the cigar lighter socket when the ignition is on. Could
that be the problem?

Mike.
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