I am installing (as soon as it arrives!) a Garmin 396 LMT-S GPS on my 2011 RT. The unit comes with a fused wiring harness with ring connectors to attach directly to the battery.
I know that I can access the unused--on my bike--factory accessory plug up under the steering head, use a BMW "Repair Plug" connector, and get switched 12V power there, and that it would power off after a short period of time, maybe 90 seconds or so, after turning the key switch off. From what I have read, that shutdown would cause the GPS to lose any route I might have entered for that particular trip. Is this correct, or would the unit resume the route once it powered up?
I know that if I wire the unit directly to the battery, I need to be careful to physically turn the unit off when it will not be needed for extended periods of time. Leaving it on during a lunch stop should not pose a problem.
Right now I am leaning toward wiring it directly to the battery. Any thoughts/suggestions/experiences in either direction will be greatly appreciated.
Steve
I know that I can access the unused--on my bike--factory accessory plug up under the steering head, use a BMW "Repair Plug" connector, and get switched 12V power there, and that it would power off after a short period of time, maybe 90 seconds or so, after turning the key switch off. From what I have read, that shutdown would cause the GPS to lose any route I might have entered for that particular trip. Is this correct, or would the unit resume the route once it powered up?
I know that if I wire the unit directly to the battery, I need to be careful to physically turn the unit off when it will not be needed for extended periods of time. Leaving it on during a lunch stop should not pose a problem.
Right now I am leaning toward wiring it directly to the battery. Any thoughts/suggestions/experiences in either direction will be greatly appreciated.
Steve