Interior lights come on by walking close
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normal depending on your settings in the vehicle
How do you turn it off? We have reset all the settings and all. My 2024 at4 doesn’t do it.
you would have to read over the owners manual I do not have a T2xx but there is a setting in there for passive entry, turn it off
that should be it. when it sense's the fob it automatically does thing like prime the fuel pump and turn on the lights, radio screen, etc.
there should be a setting for the interior lights also under approach lighting I think
I know about the passive unlock and lock. With Whst ours is doing you don’t have to touch anything. Just walk into the garage and interior lights come on and relays click and sounds like fuel pump kicks on with us standing outside the Tahoe and never touching it
it is still sensing the fob, there should be a setting to prevent that, like in the video all he is doing is walking up to it, you just do not hear the all the gizmo's coming on and it's daylight. that only happens after it has gone to sleep after 10-15 minutes. turn the passive entry off and then wait 20 minutes and see if it still does it.
also I think there is a distance setting on the t2's for the fob detection.
We have but I will try again. In the video he hits the button on the drivers door though.
check for a distance setting, it's been mentioned before but not sure where that would be found
also found this, might be worth a try
Chevy vehicles with Keyless Open allow the driver to unlock the driver's side door by pressing the driver's door handle button once when within three feet of the door. Pressing the button again within five seconds unlocks all doors. Keyless Open is enabled when the vehicle is delivered, but it can be disabled by pressing and holding the key fob's Lock and Unlock buttons for three seconds while the vehicle is off. The turn signal lamps will flash four times to indicate that Keyless Open has been disabled
and this
I appreciate the info but ours has noting to do with touching the door button. Lights come on and clips and pump runs by just walking out side never touching the vehicle. I’ll get a video
any video needs to be uploaded to youtube and then linked in a post.
I understand what is happening, my 18 does the same but only when you open the drivers door, regardless if you used the remote or not. if it went to sleep as soon as you open the door the fuel pump primes, screens turn on.
you might have to visit the dealer if changing the settings doesn't help
try looking under comfort & convenience settings for anything in there
I have changed every setting I can think of. I guess we will take it to the dealer. I have never had one do the way this one is. Like I said the weird part is we don’t do anything but just open the door to the garage and it comes on.
jforb
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My new Caddy CT4 did that when I bought it (last Tuesday). I got into the settings and fixed it. The settings on the infotainment system are very similar to my 22 Tahoe.
Look for the "vehicle locator lights" setting?
but the feature is called "Approach Detection"
Look for the "vehicle locator lights" setting?
but the feature is called "Approach Detection"
WalleyeMikeIII
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Ok, so the vehicle has this feature (Turn on interior lights when it is dark and you approach the vehicle)
It is by design, likely for safety lets you see inside before you open the doors, to make sure no nefarious occupants are inside. Part of this process is the fuel pump kicks on to prime the system (enables easier start), the logo that represents the hands free lift gate target lights up (if equipped), etc.
I believe it only happens if the doors are unlocked, but that specifically I cannot remember right now.
Note, the The FOB has motion sensors in it. The fob does go to sleep if you put it down and don't move it. I know this because once I was in my vehicle reading the owners manual, had the fob in the cupholder, after about 25 mintues, I hit the brake and the start button, and got a message in the driver information center to "Move the Fob" or something similar. I picked it up and put it back down, and then could start the car.
In your case, when you say all you do is open the door to the garage, do you mean the large garage door (that you drive through) or a small service door for a person, or perhaps the door between your home and your attached garage?
If it is the latter, do you perhaps have the fob on a magnet on the back of the door to your garage? Do you happen to have it in your hand/pocket as you open the garage door? If so, and your door is presumably in close proximity to your vehicle, your vehicle thinks you are approaching, and lights up, primes the fuel pump, (ie, wakes up from sleep) by design. Mine does this every morning as I walk out my house door into my attached garage with my fob in my pocket. If the fob is in my drawer in the house and I haven't moved it, no wake up procedure happens. I would estimate the proximity where this occurs to be moving the fob within 15-20 feet of the vehicle...as my fob battery has worn down, it is not as far, more like 10-15 feet.
If you put the fob on a table, in a drawer, or on a motionless hook in the house/away from the vehicle, then walk up to the vehicle without key in hand, it should not cause your approach lighting to turn on, because the fob will be asleep/far away from your vehicle.
Your original post seems to imply you already know this...net, it is by design, do you have some reason you don't want this happening?
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First thing I turned off was that when we got our Tahoe, I also turned off the tailgate foot kick sensor as everytime I washed the vehicle with the fob in my pocket the tailgate would raise when the water ran down and triggered the sensor. It kinda unsafe anyway as you have your arms full of stuff and then stand on 1 leg and raise 1 foot to trigger it.
