[worldtriad]

My owners manual says the 115 V outlet is supposed to be on even when the engine is off. That is not the case in mine. Also, is there a way to get one of the 12 V outlets to be on all the time? It used to be possible to do that and other vehicles were they were not always on .

 

[joeschutte]

My owners manual says the 115 V outlet is supposed to be on even when the engine is off. That is not the case in mine. Also, is there a way to get one of the 12 V outlets to be on all the time? It used to be possible to do that and other vehicles were they were not always on .

You can get the rear 12v AC outlet in the cargo area to be always on by moving a fuse under the hood. I did this on mine and found the instructions in the manual I downloaded off jeep.com. I have not found or heard of a way to make the backseat 115v outlet or the front 12v outlet to work without the car powered.

 

[LittleRedJeep]

You can get the rear 12v AC outlet in the cargo area to be always on by moving a fuse under the hood. I did this on mine and found the instructions in the manual I downloaded off jeep.com. I have not found or heard of a way to make the backseat 115v outlet or the front 12v outlet to work without the car powered.

Awesome, I'll need to download a copy. Two weekends ago, out at the campgrounds, I was so wishing the outlet in the cargo area was on all the time. Ended up locking one of my keys in the ignition, LOL.

 

[Beep_Beep_Jeep]

You can get the rear 12v AC outlet in the cargo area to be always on by moving a fuse under the hood. I did this on mine and found the instructions in the manual I downloaded off jeep.com. I have not found or heard of a way to make the backseat 115v outlet or the front 12v outlet to work without the car powered.

This is seriously good to know! I was starting to wonder if there was a fuse that would keep the front 12v on, but I'll definitely take any 12v that will stay on.

 

[joeschutte]

Awesome, I'll need to download a copy. Two weekends ago, out at the campgrounds, I was so wishing the outlet in the cargo area was on all the time. Ended up locking one of my keys in the ignition, LOL.

This is seriously good to know! I was starting to wonder if there was a fuse that would keep the front 12v on, but I'll definitely take any 12v that will stay on.

From the owner's manual page 158:

The outlet only works when the ignition is in the MAR/RUN position.

NOTE: The rear cargo power outlet can be changed to “battery” powered all the time by switching the power outlet Integrated Power Module 20A fuse from fuse location F18 to F30. Refer to “Engine Compartment Controller” in “In Case Of Emergency” for further information.

Here is a video of how to get into the fuse box:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbUYRCwZ7ho

 

[Jeepers]

Yea I think you have to have the battery one, which is doable even when the engine is off. Just don't use it too long or you might have a hard time starting the engine later.

 

[LittleRedJeep]

From the owner's manual page 158:

The outlet only works when the ignition is in the MAR/RUN position.

NOTE: The rear cargo power outlet can be changed to “battery” powered all the time by switching the power outlet Integrated Power Module 20A fuse from fuse location F18 to F30. Refer to “Engine Compartment Controller” in “In Case Of Emergency” for further information.

Here is a video of how to get into the fuse box:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbUYRCwZ7ho

Worked excellent, thanks!

 

[worldtriad]

Thank you all. I will be asking about having the 115V on all the time. It runs through an inverter, so you'd think that would be possible. I've loved having all of my 12V plugs active all the time in my Astro vans, and in my Ford Five Hundred. So this was a a huge disappointment as I need them to be on.

 

[worldtriad]

This is the video that told me that the 115V was active all the time.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF8YRqs6YBM

And here's the link to a vidoe on accessing the fuse box

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbUYRCwZ7ho

 

[Thud Nugget]

Thanks for the heads-up! I just made the switch with the information and the video that illustrates how to access the fuses. Piece of cake.

 

[joeschutte]

just pray you never have to access the internal fuse box -- i had to remove 2 pieces of the dash to replace a blown fuse for the front AC outlet, required a T25 and some form of yoga (i reckon that's what i was doing upside down under the steering wheel)