Turn off lights during Climate pre conditioning

[chriserx]

So the lights definitely stay off using scheduled departure during the day.

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[Robocop]

Pardon my ignorance but how does the physical light switch for the headlights revert to auto?

In my understanding if the headlight switch is physically set to "off" the headlights and taillights and whatnot should not come on if the command is sent to precondition the truck.

 

[Randall Stephens]

Pardon my ignorance but how does the physical light switch for the headlights revert to auto?

In my understanding if the headlight switch is physically set to "off" the headlights and taillights and whatnot should not come on if the command is sent to precondition the truck.

It’s not really a physical switch in that there are set positions. You can spin it 360 degrees if you want.

 

[chriserx]

It’s not really a physical switch in that there are set positions. You can spin it 360 degrees if you want.

Yeah I knew it wasn't a physical switch but I didn't know it reset itself after the truck has been off for more than a minute until I just tested it.

 

[K6CCC]

So the lights definitely stay off using scheduled departure during the day.

Not in my test earlier today. The running lights (not headlights) came on when the truck started climate control in a scheduled departure.

 

[Blochead21]

There’s a Forscan change to keep the headlights from reverting to auto and stay in the last setting. I wonder if this would help here.

 

[bmwhitetx]

Pardon my ignorance but how does the physical light switch for the headlights revert to auto?

In my understanding if the headlight switch is physically set to "off" the headlights and taillights and whatnot should not come on if the command is sent to precondition the truck.

As mentioned, it's not a switch that the headlight circuit passes through like we had in the 80's. It's called a rotary encoder and it sends an up/down signal to the Body Control Module (BCM). The BCM handles all the lighting control logic and tells the proper LED on the switch to illuminate. Could easily just replace the headlight switch with up/down momentary buttons.

The SYNC volume knob is a rotary encoder also. Spin it all you want with the truck off and you'll find you haven't changed the volume at all when the truck is turned on.

 

[chriserx]

Not in my test earlier today. The running lights (not headlights) came on when the truck started climate control in a scheduled departure.

You mentioned you turned off DRL using forscan, maybe turning DRL in the truck menu does something more than just that flag?

 

[RickLightning]

My 2013 F-150 turned on my parking lights as I recall. What is the big deal?

 

[Lake Placid Lightning]

Now that the cold weather has returned here in Upstate NY, I have a scheduled departure at 6am weekdays even with my Lightning parked in my unheated garage. Truck is not plugged in, as I charge at work for free. The truck's lights are on when I enter the garage at 5:55am or so, but also my doors are locked.

Since I keep my fob in the truck, I have to enter my door key code to open the door. Why lock the doors as part of scheduled departure? Would someone be able to place the truck in gear and drive away without the fob when a scheduled departure is activated?

 

[P-38]

Since I keep my fob in the truck, I have to enter my door key code to open the door. Why lock the doors as part of scheduled departure?

Imagine a world where your truck is not parked in a garage but instead say the parking lot at work and you have something valuable in it and the lights turn on because of scheduled departure time drawing attention to it wouldn't you want the doors locked?

Or you forgot to lock it and it's dang cold outside and a homeless person sees the truck turn on and wants to warm up, now you walk up and someone is in your truck....

Those are two reasons to have it lock when it starts.... Now if we could geofence and not have it lock when it is in the garage that would be awesome...

On the bright side I don't believe you would be able to put it in gear and drive off without the fob.

 

[K6CCC]

I had never noticed the scheduled start locking the doors - but I ALWAYS lock the doors (manually, not WAL).

 

[Brons2]

Same here after retiring. No more 0453 alarm clock and 0530 or so departure - he says with a smile...

sounds like a dream

at least I can retire from the public sector soon and go back to the private sector. the bs that I put up with on a daily basis is beyond the pale.

but I had a kid late so I've got a ways to go before I can finally hang it up.

 

[Stubedo]

sounds like a dream

at least I can retire from the public sector soon and go back to the private sector. the bs that I put up with on a daily basis is beyond the pale.

but I had a kid late so I've got a ways to go before I can finally hang it up.

I love that there is a belief that there is less BS in the public sector than in the private sector. In my experience (having done both), the only thing worse than government being in charge is corporations being in charge

 

[Ishkatan]

Where is the remote start function in the App? Is it not available for a 2023 Lariat? I don't see it in the app and being retired, I leave at various odd times. Having to set a day/time for each departure to warm up the battery is a PIA. I want a "Prep for Departure soon" button.

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