DB97ES

When you turn off the car on a 97 ES 300 does the car automatically turn off the lights? I tend to turn the park lights on when i'm driving and have forgotten and left them on several times but does not seem to have affected my battery. Last night I left the headlights in the on positon all night long but she fired right up this morning.

01LEXPL

iTrader: (10)

It's fine, these cars, like all the new ones have the 'auto shut off' feature. You can leave them in whatever position and they'll turn off in 10-15 secs, or before that if you 'lock' it twice with the FOB...

PFB

Doesn't your car have an "auto" position on the light switch? That's where you should leave it.

DB97ES

I know and I usually do but usually in the daytime they are not on so I turn them on. Just something i do. I guess i like the look of the car with the lights on. I know, weird! This has gotten me a few times on previous cars. I had a 06 Nissan Armada before this car and when i did this the lights did not turn off automatically. Walked out to dead truck more than a few times.

DB97ES

Sweet! That's nice to know!

PFB

Isn't your car supposed to have dailight running lights as standard equipment?

Lexucan

DRL's are mandatory in Canada but not necessarily elsewhere.

DB97ES

No, it does not have DRL's, just and auto option. They usually come on around sunset I believe.

01LEXPL

iTrader: (10)

^^ you sure? My USA car in Canada has them... Then again it's an '01

dewso1

My 93 Model automatically shuts off too! ahead of the times these cars were

Hayk

iTrader: (1)

My 98 shuts off the lights as soon as I open the door (with the key out of the ignition). I really like this feature, because I often forget to switch back to Auto when I'm in a hurry.