Quote Originally Posted by Grodan View Post
As far as I can tell it shuts itself off after a while...
I didn't know that Garmin PID had auto-off behavior.
The Navigon GPS also has an automatic shutdown (30s), but I have the option to stay on.

Quote Originally Posted by Grodan View Post
...wouldn't physically disconnecting the battery and leave it off (for an amount of time) have the same effect?...
Yes, just open the device, physically disconnect the battery and leave it off for 2-3 minutes and reconnect, you can see here :
Spoiler: Garmin PID battery
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