Should this be left on all the time? Or only when using it?

Daft question, but guessing the switch is there for a reason...

Only when using it, in my case. Can't see the point of using fuel to cool an empty box for no purpose. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

I thought that might be the case. Fridges are fairly power hungry appliances.

It's not really a fridge as such, just a Peltier cooling device and an uninsulated box. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

I leave mine off all the time and find the cans left almost permanently inside (until drank) stay much cooler than if in the cabin on a hot day. If on a run and I do turn the fridge on I find it cools pretty quickly too. 13MY Range Rover Sport Autobiography SDV6 - mine
14MY Range Rover Evoque Dynamic SD4 Black Pack - wife's
99MY Defender 90 TD5, Soft Top Conversion - my toy, and bairns favourite

Mines on near constantly..... great for small drinks or pork pies

RRSTDV8,

I’m pretty sure this 19MY L494 AB and my last 16 MY had a “fridge” fitted as it’s an extra over a “cool box”.

I’ve just had it replaced under warranty as the compressor became noisy.

I assume that’s the reFRIDGErant compressor!

Scrumps Somerset - Where the apples do grow and the cider do flow!
2021 Defender 90 D250 HSE in Tasman with white roof.
24MY D300 AB - Verasine Blue - 😀
19MY SDV6 AB - Byron Blue - Gone
17MY D5 SDV6 HSE - Firenze Red - Gone
16MY SDV6 AB -Aruba Silver - Gone
13.5MY SDV6 "HSE Black" - Baltic Blue - Gone
10MY TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Gone
14MY D4 HSE in Scotia Grey - Gone
05 TD5 D90 CSW in Cairns Blue

Scrumps, you may have a fridge as it has been an option more recently. In 2012, the cool box was purely a Peltier type cooler, not a fridge. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Agent_Trig wrote:

Should this be left on all the time? Or only when using it?

Daft question, but guessing the switch is there for a reason...

On mine the fridge only switched on when the ignition is on, so even if you leave it on all the time, it only cools when the engine is running. --
2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear
2015 Range Rover Sport Supercharged V8 HSE Dynamic



Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9
Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO
Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ

There was an issue with earlier versions where they could carry on drawing current even with the ignition off. I think they changed the design at some point. I seem to remember talk of a different colour light on the switch denoting the change. Green LED for old, Blue for later versions? It's been a while, so this is all a bit hazy. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

My fridge runs independent of the ignition which means drinks stay cold when the car is off - thankfully the fridge fan is noisy enough to hear when the car is switched off and serves as a reminder to switch it off when the car is no longer needed for the day.

I was tempted to connect through an ignition source and integrate a timed switch to allow it to run for a period of time once power was removed but I never got around to it. 07MY RRS TDV6
Arctic Frost
Aspen Interior