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Which fuse for a dash cam parking mode accessory fuse tap?

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Hi all,
Which fuse do you recommend tapping into for a hardwired dash cam to enable the parking mode? Please bear with me, I'm a new car owner and I got enough anxiety as it is messing around with cars :oops:

I've got a Street Guardian dash cam with the parking mode hardwire kit, which has three leads: a switched accessory wire, an unswitched battery wire, and a ground wire.

I got it professionally installed thinking I could do all the setup stuff on my own, but I'm not able to get parking mode to work. I'm starting to think they may not be connected to the right fuses.

I uploaded the fuse diagrams to 2022 GLA250 4MATIC fusebox diagrams . My "accessory" wire is tapped into PDC-P #125, labelled for Power socket / USB. The "battery" wire is in #147, which in the diagram doesn't show any amperage and doesn't map to any function on the table. I don't know whether this means the fuse isn't powered or if it just isn't used for any function from the factory, but in any case, my parking mode doesn't work.
 
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RamaGLA said:
If the camera powers on but the parking mode trigger doesn’t work:
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It might take me a few days to try it out and I need to learn how to use a multimeter other than for its continuity testing, but wanted to thank you in advance! My camera does power on and record while the car's in operation, but parking mode does not trigger.

Just in case this changes any of your advice though, I've got a picture of my connections attached. The upper left fuse tap is the "accessory," and the lower right is the "Battery". Which one is the supply bolt, by the way? Is it that bare bolt to the right of the two big vertical red 40A fuses?
 

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RamaGLA said:
1. Confirm correct settings in camera
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Wouldn't you know it, that was all I needed. A setting in the software. I could blame myself for missing something so simple, but I'll also blame the product for not coming with a manual, nor the manual being available on the manufacturer's website o_O

Not to say I didn't learn anything, so I didn't come out of this empty. Thanks, @RamaGLA!
 
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