Head lights

The lights turn off after 30 seconds. I think you can change the time interval through the radio.

 

There is no warning chime or beep because the lights will automatically turn off after a set time (selectable, see owner's manual). FYI, this applies to both the lowbeam and the parking light modes.

Some may consider this a convenience or a safety feature. Lights stay on illuminating your walk up to your front door from your driveway, for example.

Try to leave your key fob in the car and lock the door, and that's a different story. The vehicle will beep at you to remind you that something is wrong.

 

In our Canadian model with auto headlight, if I set it to that, yeah the headlights'll shut off after 30 seconds.

For various reasons I prefer the manual setting. And AFAIK, then they don't shut off.

 

Actually, I think I remember them shutting off in manual mode. I think it happened to me once. But I normally leave them in "auto" mode. In Pearl S they go off immediately when I open the drivers door. I think I remember the delay is a programmable setting.

 

Think I'm SOL for changing the delay, at least with our 2010 without the nav screen:

headlights -- reduce the delay before turning off? | PriusChat

 

At least in the US, the owners' manual claims that delay is a customizable option (by dealer or with Techstream or such).

 

Yeah understand that, just thinking about owner changeable. Poor design as-is.

 

Only shuts off if the car is locked by the keyfob ... if left unlocked or locked with the physical key the headlights stay on if I am not mistaken .... !!!

 

Ah, brain just kicked in. Because we have the Canadian car with the DRLs done such that you can't shut them off, our headlamps go off when you open the drivers door. If they are on. If not the DRLs go off.

 

I prefer no annoying alarm for when I want the lights on and my door open. The fact that it shuts off after a preset amount of time is the perfect solution.

There is very little I would change about my 2012 PiP. I prefer manual seats, manual headlights, doors that don't lock when you drive (configurable with TechStream). Nope, not thinking of something I would complain about. Maybe an analog fuel gauge and tachometer. They really aren't necessary, but I like to look at those things.