Originally Posted by Aero Blue
Sometimes it would be nice to charge my cell phone w/o it running but you can't.
Originally Posted by jmackinjersey
I think it has something to do with the manufacturer not wanting to have the battery run down.
A regular car battery has a capacity of 60-80 Ah. I think the one in our Crossfire is 74Ah. Good, so called power batteries for cell phones are around 1000mAh. I don't think it's the reason.
My only car that had power with removed key was a '88 Peugeot 205. I guess it's more a safety thing. You can't let electrical devices run unattended.