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Dome light - auto off?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Beven, Oct 12, 2008.

  1. Beven

    Beven New Member

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    Hi All,

    Just rented a Prius this weekend, and all went well! Took a 300+ mile roadtrip, and got about 50.9mpg! Wow!!! Now just have to look at the possibility of getting one...eventually. :)

    Quick question tho (and I hope someone knows offhand) -- when dropping it off, I manually turned the overhead light on to make sure I had everything out of the car. Well, I put my keys in the drop box, and found that I left the dome light on! :(

    Does the light automatically turn off after a certain amount of time? I'm sure it wasn't on the "door" setting -- I manually left it on... :(

    Thanks!
     
    #1 Beven, Oct 12, 2008
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    Yes, as long as the switch is set to "door" the light will turn off by itself.
     
    #2 Tickwood, Oct 12, 2008
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    The OP said it wasn't on the door setting. If you leave it manually on, it will turn off automatically once the 12V battery is dead. :rolleyes:

    Tom
     
    #3 qbee42, Oct 12, 2008
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    I decided to go back to the rental agency, and sure enough, the light was still on... :(

    Thankfully, AAA to the rescue -- unlocked the door, and slid it back to "off" just to make sure it wasn't coming on again...

    Thanks!
     
    #4 Beven, Oct 12, 2008
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    the ones you have to watch out for are the map lights, if you leave them on, they will be on forever until your battery dies

    when i first got the car i was always thinking i left the dome lights on, because the way the dome lights come on when you
    walk up to the car!
     
    #5 rigormortis, Oct 13, 2008
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