Auto off Headlights on LE?

They'll turn off after a set amount of time. I think it is 30 seconds.

But if you use the fob to lock the car doors, it will turn them off.

If you leave them in the ON position, they will come on regardless of what time of day it is. Base model doesn't have the fancy "Hey its dark out, better turn on the headlights automatically" option.

 

LE/SE have only an auto-off timer at ignition off. Higher trims have both an auto-on/off function according to ambient illumination detected by a windshield sensor and an auto-off timer at ignition off. The buzzer warning must be for something else, like you forgot the key in the car.

You can also change the auto-off timer settings. I recently changed them to immediately off when you open the door.

Since you have an LE, you need to turn on the DRL, parking lights, or full headlights manually.

 

The auto off settings might be possible to adjust in a menu. As in changing the time before they shut off. Might even be possible to disable it, and get a buzzer when they are left on.

 

If you use the fob to lock the car doors, click it TWICE it will turn them off.

 

On my Gen3, the AutoOff timer doesn't start until the driver door is opened. If you stay in the driver seat without opening the door, the lights won't go out.

Exiting anywhere else, without opening the driver door, defeats the timer.

My Gen3 is configurable, the light timer can be set to 0 / 30 / 60 / 90 seconds. Might your Gen5 have additional choices?

 

Here's what the manual says:

■Automatic light off system

●When the headlights are on: The lights turn off 30 seconds after the power switch is turned to OFF and a door is opened and closed. (The lights turn off immediately if [LOCK] on the key is pressed after all the doors are closed.)

●When only the tail lights are on: The tail lights turn off automatically if the power switch is turned to OFF and the driver’s door is
opened.

To turn the lights on again, turn the power switch to ON, or turn the light switch to the OFF, DRL OFF or AUTO position once and then back to the [SIDE MARKERS] or [HEADLIGHTS] position.

■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the driver’s door is opened while the lights are turned on with the power switch in OFF (except when the automatic light off system is operated).

That last bit's not clear. Given the experiments above maybe it's going to stop the buzzer once you've opened and closed the door so the 30 second timer's started.

I think Argyros tried everything except opening and closing the door, and that's required.

 

Well, if it is still an issue, change the vehicle settings so that the auto-off timer is set to zero seconds. Then, the lights will go off immediately when you open the door.

Another option is to press the lock button on the smart key twice, which turns off all the lights.

 

In understanding the car's default settings, it's helpful to understand WHY the auto-off setting exists other than just saving your battery.

1. You park the car in a secured garage(probably attached to your home). At night, the garage is dark when the door is shut(maybe you don't have a automatic garage door opener, or maybe you have one and the light is broken). The 30sec auto-off delay gives you light to safely exit the garage. And that's why the timer is started by the driver's door opening and closing. The chime is there more to remind you the lights are on when you start the car the next day so you don't forget and leave them on in the daytime.

2. You park on the street, in a parking lot, or in a parking structure. In those cases, having the lights stay on could be disturbing for others(say the car is pointed at the windows of an apartment building) or it could be dangerous(pointing predators to a location where someone has just exited a vehicle). That's why locking the doors shuts the lights off immediately.

 

Opening the doors, not locking them.

 

Read the quoted part of the manual again.

 

Are you talking about the "double-lock" feature that turns the lights off? You did not mention locking twice. Locking once won't do anything. I am talking about changing the settings so that the lights go off immediately when you open the door, which is what I did on mine.

 

I was clearly talking about why the default settings are the way they are. I wasn't addressing alterations to the settings at all.

 

OK, but locking the car does not turn the lights off; therefore, your post was in error then.

 

One click locks the car; the second click turns off the lights. If you've already locked the car, you do need to double-click.

 

Right, that's what I meant.

Moreover, that only works if you lock twice with the fob. It does not work if you lock twice using the capacitive-button on the outside of the door handle, which I find strange.