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Discussion in 'Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by pat767, May 22, 2013.

  1. pat767

    pat767 Junior Member

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    I've just been advised by the security guard (here at work) that my headlights are on.... I parked there over 5 hours ago. Don't they turn off by themselves?
     
    #1 pat767, May 22, 2013
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    yes they're supposed to. Mine do,What year Prius do you have?
     
    #2 matt b., May 22, 2013
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    As long as you open the driver door. If you reach in through the passenger side and turn the car on to roll up a window they will not shut off.
     
    #3 2k1Toaster, May 22, 2013
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    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    Also if you open the drivers door BEFORE you turnoff the car, they never go off.
     
    #4 JimboPalmer, May 22, 2013
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    oops

    That was the mistake. Luckily, they're LED and the battery wasn't drained.
     
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    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    Pat you can turn off the delay, so you can immediately see if the headlights go off. It defaults to 30 seconds, but can be set to 60 and 90 seconds or turned off (0 seconds)
     
    #6 JimboPalmer, May 22, 2013
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    Jim, how do you do that?
     
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    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    I suspect it will vary by level, Two, Three, or Five, but we both have Threes, so ours should match.

    In Setup, choose Vehicle, then scroll down with the double down arrows, and choose Headlamps Auto-off Timer. Then you have your choice of 30, 60 or 90 second delays or off (for a 0 second delay)

    Did that work for you?

    I find this video that shows how to adjust the delay, but my software never looks just like this. (I suspect it is a v Five) The ideas are correct if you are not bogged down by details.

     
    #8 JimboPalmer, May 22, 2013
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    Did that work for you?
     
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    Thanks, worked fine.
     
    #10 Don39, May 22, 2013
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    PS - Zero seconds actually turns the lights off as soon as you open the door.
     
    #11 Jzerocsk, May 23, 2013
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