Battery saver function

[bnelson]

2006 2500 4x4. The battery saver function used to turn off any lights left on in about ten minutes. This included headlights and interior lights. Now it shuts things off in about five
seconds.

Parts guy at Peterson Stampede Dodge at Nampa, Idaho, where I bought the truck called Chrysler to no avail. He put his helper on to monitor the "hold" and he went back to the shop. Neither they nor Chrysler could find where or what the timer was that controls the function. Parts guy came back and filled us in that it was integrated into one of two possible circuit boards. It would cost $95 for a diagnostic foray to determine which board and the estimate was $900 to replace it.

Anybody out there figured out how to bypass the thing so the interior lights stay on when the door is opened?

Thanks. Brad Nelson

 

[seafish]

Save yourself the $100 and disconnect BOTH battery grounds for 5 to 10 minutes..this will force the ECM and other control modules into a software reset which should restore the oem settings, including the light timer.

 

[bnelson]

That's too simple, but I'll try it. Thanks.

 

[seafish]

That's too simple, but I'll try it. Thanks.

Yup it is simple, but it worked for me when my interior lights started doing the same as yours years ago. They have been working fine ever since I did the reset.
That being said, please do let us know if it works or not in your case.

 

[seafish]

So did you get a chance to try it yet??

 

[bnelson]

So did you get a chance to try it yet??

It worked. Thanks.

 

[MMeier]

Gotta love this place !!!

 

[seafish]

It worked. Thanks.

That's great!!! Are you going to tell the mechanics at your dealership about it?? ...LOL

 

[bnelson]

That's great!!! Are you going to tell the mechanics at your dealership about it?? ...LOL

By all means.

 

[seafish]

By all means.

Well then have THEM send me $50 for the mechanical advice that they are going to charging other people $100 from now on to fix...JK, LOL!!! Glad that it worked for you.