headlights -- reduce the delay before turning off?

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  1. unterhausen

    unterhausen Junior Member

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    My search didn't come up with this, I'm sure this is a dupe thread, sorry
    On the Gen II, when you turned off the car and opened the driver's side door, the headlights turned off. On our Gen III, I have never really been willing to wait, and just turn the headlights off manually. Is there a way to change it so it works like a Gen II?
     
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    Yes, the GenIII headlight delay can be customized to zero. Choices are 0 / 30 / 60 / 90 seconds.

    Methods may vary by year/model/trim, what do you have? My 2012-Three can be changed through the Display Audio system, or the Nav system, or by the dealer. (Owners Manual, Sec 6.2 Customization, p. 593). My 2010-II could be customized only by the dealership.
     
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    For my 2012, the timing could be controlled in the settings from the head unit while parked. Have you tried there?
     
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    I did try the mfd, but I might not have met all the conditions needed to see the menu
     
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    Depending on the particular model, you may not be able to do it without special electronic tools.

    Please let us know what year, model (Liftback / v / c), and trim level you have. If was Nav is an option, not standard for that trim level, then mention it too.
     
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    The Dealer can always change it. Any other method would require knowing more than "gen 3"
     
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    it's a 2010V hatchback with the technology package and the nav package
     
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    Dealer, or anybody else with the proper tools...

    In my case, I was too lazy to go to the dealer just for that tweak, so I think it was cwerdna who took care of me at a Prius meetup in the area.
     
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    I suppose I'll have to ask the dealer when I take it there next time. Hopefully they know what I'm talking about
     
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    Does anyone know how to make these adjustments with a scangauge? I know the seatbelt reminder and reverse beep can be adjusted with the SGII.
     
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    Yeah, I was just looking at the same doc. Bummer.
     
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    Yeah, the ScanGauge can't do the headlight one because it uses a different data format on the CAN bus. A fancier device might be able to, though.
     
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