Lighting not turning off.
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Lighting not turning off.
Hi, new to this forum. Hope you guys can help me out. Have a new 2017 F350 diesel. Do not drive in winter salt. Went over to hook up battery tender, open drivers door popped hood, hooked up tender correctly, closed hood till under hood light went out, closed drivers door.
Cargo lamp above rear window, trailer hook up lamp on tailgate and puddle lamps would not turn offf. All were off when I walked out there.
Finally went off when system timed out (battery saver function I presume) so,,,, what is wrong?...
Thanks in advance for any answers before I have to go to the dealership.
Frustrated. Bruce
Cargo lamp above rear window, trailer hook up lamp on tailgate and puddle lamps would not turn offf. All were off when I walked out there.
Finally went off when system timed out (battery saver function I presume) so,,,, what is wrong?...
Thanks in advance for any answers before I have to go to the dealership.
Frustrated. Bruce
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Checked that. Let the truck sit for a couple hours, repeated the same procedures I did at first. Worked fine.....
must have been some sort of system hick-up. Will see if it does it again. Just plain weird. Thx—
must have been some sort of system hick-up. Will see if it does it again. Just plain weird. Thx—
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Those cargo bed lights plus the mirror puddle lamps and tailgate spotlight cannot be shut off with a door open...they stay on forever until the battery minder gets them. Dumb design, buts that's how they operate. I believe the hood lamp shuts off based on its own internal "level" device. You probably didn't have the hood closed enough to trip the hood switch which is used for alarm, hood ajar, etc.
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The trucks include an owner-configurable courtesy lamp delay function. Go to the menu in the instrument panel display and follow this path:
Settings > Advanced Settings > Vehicle > Lighting > Autolamp Delay
You can select OFF, 10 Seconds, 20 seconds, or 120 seconds
Is yours set to 120 seconds?
HTH,
Jim / crewzer
Settings > Advanced Settings > Vehicle > Lighting > Autolamp Delay
You can select OFF, 10 Seconds, 20 seconds, or 120 seconds
Is yours set to 120 seconds?
HTH,
Jim / crewzer
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The trucks include an owner-configurable courtesy lamp delay function. Go to the menu in the instrument panel display and follow this path:
Settings > Advanced Settings > Vehicle > Lighting > Autolamp Delay
You can select OFF, 10 Seconds, 20 seconds, or 120 seconds
Is yours set to 120 seconds?
HTH,
Jim / crewzer
Settings > Advanced Settings > Vehicle > Lighting > Autolamp Delay
You can select OFF, 10 Seconds, 20 seconds, or 120 seconds
Is yours set to 120 seconds?
HTH,
Jim / crewzer
Is there a way to turn "off" all the auto lamps when you open the door???
My truck looks like a Chirstmas decoration at night when I open the door. Sometimes I would rather not have any lamps turn on. Have not been able to determine a setting for that.
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This is good info ................ but
Is there a way to turn "off" all the auto lamps when you open the door???
My truck looks like a Chirstmas decoration at night when I open the door. Sometimes I would rather not have any lamps turn on. Have not been able to determine a setting for that.
Is there a way to turn "off" all the auto lamps when you open the door???
My truck looks like a Chirstmas decoration at night when I open the door. Sometimes I would rather not have any lamps turn on. Have not been able to determine a setting for that.
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I had a similar situation. Interior, cargo, puddle lights all stayed on with what I thought were closed doors.
Found that the drivers rear door was not fully closed - it looked closed, but was slightly ajar.
Closed the door fully and the lights went out.
If I was still in the truck I think I would have seen the "Door Ajar" warning.
Open hood could cause the same problem. My 2017 F250 Platinum has "Hood Ajar" warning (due to light under hood I gather).
Jim
Found that the drivers rear door was not fully closed - it looked closed, but was slightly ajar.
Closed the door fully and the lights went out.
If I was still in the truck I think I would have seen the "Door Ajar" warning.
Open hood could cause the same problem. My 2017 F250 Platinum has "Hood Ajar" warning (due to light under hood I gather).
Jim
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