Garmin Parking Mode Cable for Compatible Garmin Dash Cams

Works exactly as intended with no issues.Ignore the review with the long rambling complaint about saved parking mode videos. The person who wrote the review obviously doesn't know how to use/change the settings in the Garmin "drive" app.-Go to settings-Select Parking Mode-Select one of the following Motion - Impact - Motion/ImpactIf there are a lot of cars or foot traffic passing by your camera while parked and you don't want a video every time this happens then set it to record only if it detects an impact. It should only be set to record motion if you're curious to see whats going on outside your car. Do not set it to record motion for the purpose of catching a thief. If they break in to your car they are going to steal the camera with the memory card and the motion detection will have been pointless.On a quick side note, the reason parking mode videos are automatically saved is because when the recording occurs you're obviously not in the car. It's saved to prevent it from being overwritten before you have the opportunity to view it.Installation is straight forward and didn't take long. If you're comfortable with performing basic wiring on your vehicle than installation should be easy. If you're not up to the task then any stereo shop and/or the majority of mechanics should have no problem. I found the quickest/most efficient method for installation was to purchase fuse taps(2). If you don't know what those are a quick Google search will provide all the info you need. They can be purchased on Amazon or at any auto supply store.Only complaint/drawback is the price Garmin charges for this. Garmin should really include this with the camera or at the very least lower the price.

Gave a 3 star for installation because to achieve a seamless (neat) install takes moderate skill. I give a 5 if you don’t care about exposed wiring.The instructions are great and have an easy to follow schematic diagram anybody can understand.But it’s nice to hide the wiring through the headliner and that might not be something that everyone can do easily.Once installed it works great. The activation is impressive especially at night. I’ll review a parked video and the camera starts filming when the movement is 180’ out.I noticed that it has some hiccups in very cold weather 0-20f. It’ll record fine when parked but when I start my truck it will sometime shut off and restart several times and then works fine.That could be a issue limited to me. Who knows. But once the camera (Garmin 45) warms up it runs great at start up.I think the electronics are affected by the cold. Worth the money. And worth the time for a neat and clean install.

Had a friend get some fuse taps and hook my dash cam directly up to my fuse box, and now my dash cam notifies me if my car moves any significant amount while the car is off/parked. The hardest part was installation of this thing, but if you have a friend or someone you know that has hooked one of these up before, it can be pretty easy! Just make sure you reach which wire is the constant and which one is the switch haha.

I purchased the Garmin dash cam and was happy with the product. However, I wanted to power it from the car battery rather than recharging in an outlet. This is the only way to do that. I also wanted the camera to be on while my car was parked so it could record if someone backed into me or struck me while the vehicle was off.You'll use a fuse jumper in the car that is always on (think interior light or hazzard lights) and then plug the power from the fuse source into the jumper. You can hide the wire that goes to the dash cam in your interior trim easily with a non-sharp thin object (think a regular dinner knife or spoon handle).One complicated part is that you must ground the parking mode cable on a bolt in the car body. I found one close to my emergency break. By unscrewing this bolt slighty, I inserted the ground wire and re-tightened.The entire installation took about 30 minutes. I recommend planning your wiring strategy first by:1. purchase a fuse jumper. I used:5 Pack 12V Car Add-a-Circuit Fuse TAP Adapter Mini ATM APM Blade Fuse Holder2. there are several Youtube videos on Garmin dash cam Parking mode installation3. find the right fuse (interior light or hazzards)4. get your tools for the ground wire, crimping the wire on the fuse jumper, and a thin tool to hide the wires in your interior molding heading up and at the top of the windshield to where your camera is mounted (likely behind your rear view mirror).