shahry

Hi,

I am not sure what exactly to search for to see if this has been asked already, but my little search did not turn up any threads. I have an '08 GS 350 and I am wondering if there is a way to turn off the engine without completely turning off the car (accessory mode?) after you have stopped. Many times I reach my destination, but have to wait in the car for a few minutes. I like to continue listening to music/charging phone in these cases, but pressing the start/stop button turns off everything. Right now I press the start/stop engine button once to stop the engine and then press it again, is there a better/quicker way to do this?

Thanks!

IXI187IXI

iTrader: (3)

i believe you just put it in N and press the button. it should stay in accessory mode.

shahry

@IXI187IXI Thanks! That seems to be the consensus. I just found a previous thread about this: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...sory-mode.html

I guess a follow-up question (also posed in that thread, but remained unanswered) would be: By default is there a setting to keep the car in accessory mode until I opened the door? I have seen this in many other cars and I am surprised to see that this isn't the default factory behavior in GS.

worker

the steering wheel roll up to allow you to get out. If it roll up when you open the door, it'd a bit late.

rominl

iTrader: (4)

not that i know of. if i want to shut off the car but keep acc, i always just keep the car in D or N and shut off the car and then put it in P

shahry

@worker That's a good point, but I am sure the other manufacturers deal with it somehow (can't recall).

@rominl Yeah, I need to get used to that. I have wanted to do this twice since yesterday, but both times I realized this after I had already put the car in park.

Thanks for the input, everyone.