flat battery

[Petes VY]

hi last night i lef the car but i am almost certain the lights were off as they would go off when you open the door this morning i come out the car battery had died any thoughts as to why the lights came on also could the cd player have been left on causing battery to die

[Holden V8 SS Ute]

hi last night i lef the car but i am almost certain the lights were off as they would go off when you open the door this morning i come out the car battery had died any thoughts as to why the lights came on also could the cd player have been left on causing battery to die

Could be the door switch man. This happened to my VY the door switch became faulty and when u open the drivers door with the engine off keys out of ignition etc sometimes it would not turn the lights and radio off causing the instrument lights etc to remain on after exited the car to cause a flat battery. Would be the first thing to check out.

[Petes VY]

thanks mate yer that the way i had it last night and when i came out to it

[revv_head]

if you turn the lights back on after you open the door and they go off. they won't turn off again i think even if you lock it.

[alien]

revv_head, they should if you set them back to Auto. Without keys in the ignition lights should go off if you switch from Auto to Off and back to Auto. Even if they were on.

Happened to me a few times, left the car, alarmed the car and the lights have been on. Only happened twice (once in an underground carpark and the other time in a big shed). Upon unlocking and locking again they switched off. More of a electrical gremlin i guess. As when you use your holden key to lock the vehicle the lights should switch off.

[daniel555]

Also, For some reason, If you didnt open the drivers door, So if you hopped out of the passenger door for some reason, Could be it?
Happened to me, Lol.

[alien]

LOL, yea, lights off IS triggered only by drivers door or the alarm system. No passenger door will turn them off. As to why youd be going out the passenger door is beyond me, but good luck to you if that's how you get out of your car :P

[Petes VY]

should if you set them back to Auto.

yer they were set to it i think it may be some thing more the car is temperamental with it lights atm but meh nothing that turning the lights off with the switch wont fix. nothing else seems to bee faulty but except for me blowing the fuse again by shorting the internal lights LOL. (walk away)

as for the stock alarm well don't get me started on how easy it is to open up with out setting it off.

[daniel555]

LOL, yea, lights off IS triggered only by drivers door or the alarm system. No passenger door will turn them off. As to why youd be going out the passenger door is beyond me, but good luck to you if that's how you get out of your car :P

Haha, Well, I had no shoes on, and on one side, There was all grass (wet + long) and on the other, Just stones, So i chose the stones (Passenger side)

[VYMAD]

The vy's (and possibly other models) are fitted with a battery saver that shuts down anything that is left switched on after a period of time, stereo, interior lights, boot light and I would have assumed that it would work for the headlights too.

[CANYONERO]

sometimes a battery can just die. its happened to me, get your battery tested and see if its all good before you start rippen your car apart