Does the CX-5 have a "battery saver"?

loughman

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2013 CX-5 Grand Touring AWD with Tech
I thought most (all?) new cars these days had batter savers that turned off interior lights, etc if left on with no key in the ignition, etc that after 15 minutes or so would cut power to all accessories.

Apparently the CX-5 does not, or it is based on voltage vs. time. I was headed to bed last night about midnight and noticed a map light on in the CX-5 sitting in the driveway. The wife had gotten home around 6PM, so it was on for about 6 hours.

I just turned it off and obviously it wasn't on long enough to drain the battery down, but it surprised me that it didn't turn itself off.

I know my 2011 F150 shuts off the interior lights, as did my 2011 Accord, etc.
 
Yes, see page 9-8 for personalization features (illumination entry):

The time required for the interior lamp to turn
off automatically can be changed
(prevents battery depletion when a door is
open/ajar)
30 minutes (factory setting), 60 minutes/10 minutes (optional)


The time required for the interior lamp to turn
off automatically after all doors are closed can
be changed
15 seconds (factory setting)
7.5 seconds/30
seconds/60 seconds (optional)



So you can set these auto-off times to shorter times.
 
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Since all the options are less than 6 hours it seems a problem. Which map light stayed on?
 
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