My first Prius!

Put the lights on Auto.

Congrats on the car the solar roof is a nice addition

 

welcome to priuschat, all the best!

 

The 2010 will turn the headlights off after a set time if you leave them turned on. Check the manual for the instructions on how to set the interval.
But, you might not want to run the lights full time since the bulbs are a bitch to replace.

 

Welcome and enjoy the ride.

 

Factory default is to turn off the outside lights after 30 seconds, that is why it doesn't have a reminder chime. It can be customized to switch off immediately, or go up to a minute longer.

But the auto-off can be defeated by exiting through anything other than the driver door, or by changing the light switch position after the ignition is switched off. So if you absentmindedly turn the lights off during shutdown, leave then off. If you turn them back on, just setting up for a future drive, they will stay on and drain the 12V battery.

 

Gooble gobble, gooble gobble, we accept her, one of us.

 

You could just leave the lights on all the time, don't bother ever turning them off in normal circumstances. I did that on my last non-hybrid (1997) and my first Prius (2010). The 2010 doesn't have DRLs, so this is a reasonable daytime substitute that costs very little.

It is not the passengers that could mess it up, only the driver. The auto-off is triggered by the opening and closing of the driver door. If the driver somehow exits through a different door or any window without opening/closing the driver door, then the 'auto-off' function doesn't get triggered. A very few drivers here had some reason (probably very tight parking) to get out on the passenger side, and the lights didn't shut off.

 

Welcome and enjoy your prius! I've got the same color with the solar roof too. It's a great feature


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