Battery Saver
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2012 Ford Pickup, 2012 Ford F550 Super Duty, 2012 Ford F450 Super Duty, and 2012 Ford Cab & Chassis. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE:
Time-out is 1 minute if the vehicle has less than 80 km (50 miles).
The BCM provides automatic shut-off of the courtesy and demand lamps after a time-out period in order to save battery voltage. A timer in the BCM is started when the ignition is turned OFF and all the doors are closed. When 10 minutes have elapsed, the voltage is automatically shut off to the lamps by the BCM.
The timer restarts (and voltage is resotred if the BCM had the voltage disabled) if any of the following occurs:
- The ignition state is changed to any state other than OFF.
- Any door becomes ajar.
- The UNLOCK button of the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter is pressed.
- A valid keypad code is entered.
- The instrument panel dimmer switch is pressed