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My Car Isn't Driven Much But I Want Parking Mode Recording

Parking mode recording is made possible either by hardwiring the dash cam to the vehicle’s fuse box or through a battery pack. Power is drawn from one of these sources to the dash cam to enable parking mode. Most of our dash cams can be configured to

Will a dash camera drain my vehicle battery?

It depends on what type of dash cam you're using. If the camera is installed and connected to the ignition circuit for main power, the dash camera will never drain your battery. Pros: You will never have a dead battery. Cons: You will not have parkin

Which dash cam do you recommend for extended parking mode?

To get about 7 days worth of parking mode, we recommend pairing the Thinkware U1000 with a Thinkware RADAR for energy saving parking mode and a battery pack like the Cellink NEO. With this setup dash cam + radar + battery setup, it's possible to exte

Is it possible to turn off the parking mode when hardwired with the hardwire cable?

Certainly! If your dash cam comes with a mobile app, you can turn off Parking Mode via the app. We love hearing from our customers, and we'd love to get your feedback to further improve your experience with us. Let us know how we're doing, or contact

Is it possible to turn off parking mode?

Absolutely. You can always do that within your dash cam's mobile app settings. We love hearing from our customers, and we'd love to get your feedback to further improve your experience with us. Let us know how we're doing, or contact our support team

My dash cam and battery pack doesn't know when to switch to parking mode!

Learn what you need to switch your dash cam from Continuous mode to Parking mode.

Why am I getting a battery drain warning message?

Getting a Battery Drain Warning message on your vehicle dashboard? That's actually a common thing in many of luxury vehicles, such as BMW, Range Rover/Land Rover, and MINI and more. Learn what it means and what to do about it.

Does rear camera have any motion detection?

While the motion detectors are only in the front-facing camera, should the detectors be triggered, both the front and rear-facing cameras will start recording to give you a comprehensive front and back of vehicle view of the incident. Did you know th