I believe the ones in the very back are not switced. Possibly the one on the rear of the center console too.

 

The one near the rear seats and the ones in the cargo area remained powered at all times in the 04'. I am not aware if they have changed this.

 

Well that's one way to prevent you from leaving an IPOD or Cell Phone charging in plain sight!

 

Are there any cigarette lighters in this car that are not switched off with the ignition? How the heck are ya supposed to charge something with the car off?

-Don't know about '08, but on my '05 the 'hideaway' outlet in front of the shifter is powered at all times. I only know this because the one next to the shifter wasn't working, so I plugged my GPS into the front outlet and noticed it was charging with the key out of the ignition.

 

Are there any cigarette lighters in this car that are not switched off with the ignition? How the heck are ya supposed to charge something with the car off?

No.
Recharge @ your house.

J

 

I guess you do not do road trips with kids that have nintendo's that they forget to plug in?

 

Sure do. Game boy, portable Game Cube, PSP, iPod, and cell phone. Guess what - charge it @ home, or it doesn't work.

We've had VW's & Fords for years, so this is no big deal (newer Fords cut power to outlets after a fairly short time - usually not enough time to recharge much).

J

 

Don't b*tch at me, I'm just the messenger.

FWIW, I can't recall owning a vehicle that would leave a plug on indefinitely since the 80s, and that includes a number of domestics & imports. Ah well.

J

 

The '04-'05 models had power to all the outlets at all times (Excepting the 120V outlet, I think). They changed this for the '06 and later models, NONE of the outlets are powered when the ign is off. Apparently too many idiots were leaving stuff plugged in and draining their batteries.

(Note that you can reverse this with a little creative wiring in the fuse boxes, but you didn't hear that from me)

T-Man

 

The '04-'05 models had power to all the outlets at all times (Excepting the 120V outlet, I think). They changed this for the '06 and later models, NONE of the outlets are powered when the ign is off. Apparently too many idiots were leaving stuff plugged in and draining their batteries.

(Note that you can reverse this with a little creative wiring in the fuse boxes, but you didn't hear that from me)

T-Man

What he said.

 

My '04 has power to all (5) sockets all the time, but I'm in SA and our cars are similar to Euro (UK) spec.

Do the US cars have a 120V inverter???? I've never seen this on a Touareg, only the Tiguan, although that is a 220V unit as we run on 220V - 50Hz.

Where is it fitted in the car??

 

I'm pretty sure that all the US '06 and later models all have the built-in inverter. Not sure about the earlier models. It's in the cargo area, passenger side, just behind the rear seatback; there's a little panel with 2 'cigarette lighter' type plugs along with the 120v plug.

 

Cool !!!!!

I wish I had one...

Going to get one off a Tiguan and fit it there. Mine only has the two 12V sockets in that location.

 

My '06 does not have power to any of the outlets unless the key is in. I wish this were not the case.

 

does anyone know how to make the change easily to keep the outlets powered all the time? what change has to be made and how at the fuse box?