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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 08:09 AM
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Hello
I would like to leave the headlight switch in the on position all of the time.
I have a 2010 Caravan and would like to adjust the auto off timer down to 30 seconds, it would be nice to silence the chime as well.
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 09:25 AM
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HEADLAMP DELAY

The headlamp delay feature includes the headlamp switch, the EMIC, the WIN and the TIPM. On vehicles equipped with an optional Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC), this feature has customer programmable delay intervals of 0 seconds (disabled), 30 seconds, 60 seconds and 90 seconds. If the headlamp switch remains in the headlamp ON position until the electronic ignition switch status messages from the WIN indicate the ignition OFF position is selected, then the headlamps will remain illuminated until after the selected delay interval has elapsed. The park lamps will not stay ON during the headlamp delay interval. The default delay interval is 90 seconds, but can be reprogrammed by the customer using the customer programmable features function of the EVIC, if the vehicle is so equipped.

The chime can not be disabled.
 

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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 01:45 PM
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Thank You
My vehicle does not have the EVIC. Maybe I could mute the chime if I could locate the module. I believe it is mounted behind the instunent cluster.
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 01:46 PM
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It is part of the cluster.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 01:47 PM
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With no evic, the delay has to be changed with a scan tool.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 06:40 PM
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Thanks so much for your help.
What would happen if I removed the chime module, I gather it is much more than a simple chime?
Thanks again.
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 11:16 AM
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the chime is soldered to the printed circuit board for the cluster and I'm sure it wouldn't like it if it were gone. But you can always try
 
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