I've noticed that if I leave the truck with the lights on, they will shut of after a couple of minutes!

I thought I were supposed to be able to leave the lights on in case I got "stranded" on the road in the dark and had to leave the truck on the side of the roads so others see it?

Or am I doing something wrong?


/Jocce

 

My truck has an "Auto" setting for the lights. They turn themselves on and then turn themselves off smetime after the ignition is killed. A couple of minutes or so.
I think if you put the lights to the manual setting, they'll stay on.
Many vehicles also have an automatic setting to turn off interior lights etc after about 40 minutes to avoid totally killing the battery.

 

I also have Auto, but I''m talking about having the lights on "manual"...


/Jocce

 

I believe it depends on how long your battery will last. Its probably just trying to save battery as headlights do drain alot. Turn on your emergency flasher.

 

If you have to park alongside the road use your emergency flashers. Rob

 

From the owner's manual:

If the headlights remain on while the ignition is cycled
OFF, the exterior lights will automatically turn off after
eight minutes. If the headlights are turned on and left on
for eight minutes while the ignition is OFF, the exterior
lights will automatically turn off.

This is an automatic feature to save your battery if you forget and leave the lights on. There is a separate timer when you have Automatic headlights ("A" position on your switch):

When the system is on, the Headlight Delay feature is
also on. This means the headlights will stay on for up to
90 seconds after you turn the ignition switch to the OFF
position. To turn the automatic headlights off, turn the
headlight switch out of the AUTO position.

There is one more way to have your lights time out:

To aid in your exit, your vehicle is equipped with a
headlight delay that will leave the headlights on for
approximately 90 seconds. This delay is initiated when
the ignition is turned OFF while the headlight switch is
on, and then the headlight switch is cycled off. Headlight
delay can be cancelled by either turning the headlight
switch on then off, or by turning the ignition ON.
The headlight delay time is programmable on vehicles
equipped with an Electronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC).

I haven't found a way to defeat any of these headlight timeouts in case you actually want your headlights on for a long time, other than leaving the ignition switch on, which will further drain your battery, unless you leave your engine idling.

Hope this helps.

Chuck