My battery's going dead from Information center and dome lights.

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Charlie Coe

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So, I have the dome light over ride button on my headlight switch and that's great. But how do I bypass the info center that's constantly blinking, when the doors are open. Which will in fact run my battery down. Thanks in advance for any helpful advice you might offer.

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Welcome to TYF. Close the doors so it doesn't blink?
 

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We leave our doors and hatch open all the time, sometimes for hours with no impact on the battery. Sounds like you may have other electrical issues at play.
 

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All that stuff should shut off automatically after 10 minutes or so. If it is not something is wrong. Also you battery should be able to handle that without a problem. I run a computer and several two way radios for hours and do not drain the battery. Put in a good capacity battery and you should be OK.
 
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All that stuff should shut off automatically after 10 minutes or so. If it is not something is wrong. Also you battery should be able to handle that without a problem. I run a computer and several two way radios for hours and do not drain the battery. Put in a good capacity battery and you should be OK.
 
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All that stuff should shut off automatically after 10 minutes or so. If it is not something is wrong. Also you battery should be able to handle that without a problem. I run a computer and several two way radios for hours and do not drain the battery. Put in a good capacity battery and you should be OK.

Great replys everybody. I didn't mean to quote any particular comment. But yeah, my lights are no longer timing off like they used. I guess I'll try looking into.
 

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Welcome to the Forum from NH.

Lots of knowledgeable folks here who freely share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Knowledge is power.

I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.

Pics, please.

You are already receiving responses from the knowledgeable folks here. Do you have a code scanner, so that you could see if there are any existing trouble codes?
 

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If you turn off the truck and remove the key, leave the radio on and open any door, does the radio turn off?
 

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Door latch is common to stop working. You can remove and replace OR clean.

^^^ This, and these clusters are known to occasionally suffer from parasitic drain due to silver migration on the circuit board.
 

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