Light delay after shut off

[RetSab]

While on vacation, I came out of hotel to find that my '20 EX daytime lights had been on all night. For 3 years I had always left them in the on position with no problems. Battery was drained and I had reservations for a tour 1 hour away. Used one of those small portable starter to start the car and continued on with no problems, but I shut off the lights at each stop. After the vacation, I went to dealership and explained the problem. When car was returned the mechanic said he has turned off the automatic delay so the lights go out instantly. I assume he did this in the steering wheel control system, I get lost in this system and have trouble with some of the systems, ie. the rear seat alarm. Hope this helps someone and a big plus to the portable charging system, I got one for each member of my family.

 

[Pappy]

Glad you got it resolved. I also have a battery jumpstarter (NOCO GBX45) that's proved to be very handy.
I'm curious, how did you know that that the DRL's had been on all night if the battery had died? Since your original battery is 3-4 years old, it wouldn't hurt to get it checked out so you're not stranded again unexpectedly.

 

[RetSab]

Prior to the trip I had the battery checked, it was at 96%. I had gone out of the hotel early to retrieve something and saw the lights were on. I turned them off and started the car and figured I was good to go! An hour later I got nothing when I turned the key. We had a 40 mile drive to our destination which seemed to have charged the battery up as I had no other problems. I try to get the battery checked every six months or so.