Chevrolet Equinox Owners Manual: Exterior Lighting Battery Saver

Chevrolet Equinox Owners Manual / Lighting / Lighting Features / Exterior Lighting Battery Saver

The exterior lamps turn off about 10 minutes after the ignition is turned off, if the parking lamps or headlamps have been manually left on. This protects against draining the battery. To restart the 10-minute timer, turn the exterior lamp control to the off position and then back to the parking lamp or headlamp position.

To keep the lamps on for more than 10 minutes, the ignition must be on or in ACC/ACCESSORY.

Battery Power Protection

This feature shuts off the interior lights if they are left on for more than 10 minutes when the ignition is off. This helps to prevent the battery from running down. ...

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Electrical System Overload
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