Battery Saver

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Mercury Sable, 2009 Ford Taurus X, and 2009 Ford Taurus. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The SJB provides automatic shut-off of the demand lamps and courtesy lamps after a time-out period in order to save battery voltage. A timer in the SJB is started when the ignition is turned to the OFF position, and all the doors, and the liftgate or the luggage compartment are closed. When the time-out period for the lamps has elapsed, the voltage is automatically shut off to the lamps by the SJB. While the SJB has voltage disabled, if the ignition is turned to any position other than OFF, any door, liftgate or luggage compartment becomes ajar, or the UNLOCK button of the IKT transmitter is pressed, a valid keypad code is entered, an unlock request from the cylinder is received, or the dome lamp switch is turned on, the SJB restores voltage and starts the timer again.

NOTE: Time out is 1 minute if the vehicle has less than 80 km (50 miles).

The battery saver time-outs are as follows:

Courtesy lamps = 10 minutes
Demand lamps = 10 minutes