Matthewstorm

Just got home, got out of the car, walked away and it beeped to acknowledge locking. A few minutes later I looked out the window and noticed the mirror lights on. I went outside and there's no doors open the mirror buttons aren't pressed the lights are just on and they won't go off. I started the car and they stayed on. This is going drain my batter dead for sure if I can't figure this out fast. I need some wisdom from the geniuses here. I'm stumped.

Don-Vette

I'm always bumping into those light switches when I adjust my radar detector and then I will be in the garage and noticed the map light on I just open the door and turn it off when you close the door the lights will stay on but then and then go off after a few seconds

bartsky

Did you hit the round dome like button with your knee when you got out of the car?

Matthewstorm

Thanks for the quick response but the buttons are not pressed and they are not going out. They are staying lit. Really need some advice. Thanks.

Matthewstorm

Round dome button?

BlackLS

This happened to me too

Welker1

There's a light dimmer switch to the left of your steering wheel on the dash that is also a push button. When pushed in, it will turn on/off your mirror lights; this button commonly gets pressed accidently when getting out of the vehicle or when detailing it (that's when I've done it). Press it in again and the light should go off as normal

Matthewstorm

OK, everyone can stop panicking now. Crisis averted. Not sure how but they just went out. I better go out and make sure I still have power.

EVRose

All lights time out after 20 minutes even if you leave them on accidentally.

Matthewstorm

Thanks. I'm still unclear though how they could have been on.

Bruze

Check the dimmer button to the left of the steering wheel, like the guys above said.

It happened to me too, and frustrating when you don't know what's going on.

Vette_DD

At some point, you pressed that dimmer button. Problem is, it pops back out by itself, so you may not realize you pressed it.

Also note that when you press it again to get those map lights to go off, they won't go off until you get out of the car and close the door.

LS WON

This is true as it has happened to me a few times. Something about those interior map lights

mcm95403

Glad to see I'm not the only one that's had the dimmer button problem!

Vette_DD

I read about it here for 5 or 6 years with 10 or 12 threads on it, still had it to happen to me one time after all that.

45gunner

I have had this problem a couple of times. Apparently I have hit the button to the left of the steering wheel. I also recycle the mirror light switches on and off and this seems to correct the problem.

z06clif

Your knee hit the light switch getting out of the car. If you push it back in it will stay in and the lights will time out. We will now add your name to the LONG list of people who have and continue to do this. Ive got my car 13 years and I still do it. I have developed a habit of checking the car after I finish for the day.

Clif

irok

have you ever seen your two hatch lights time out in any amount of time?don't know how many times I have killed the battery with hatch ajar when fob in pocket accidently activated.may take a few days sometimes to notice hatch is open.mine don't time out in any amount of time.all my other lights time out

EVRose

I have never seen my hatch lights time out because I have never left them on. According to the OM ALL lights time out after 20 minutes.

Sabre34

Me too.