Battery And Internal Lights / Dash Panel

[Jmac]

Had my van for a few months now and noticed it I don't drive it for a few weeks the battery does lose charge (barely started last week). Anyway, though the van is on the drive I am often in and out of it. I noticed the internal lights and dashboard display light up whenever I open a door (and keep it open), and they stay on for ages (well over 5 minutes). If I close the doors and lock it then yes they go out but the doors / tailgate are always being opened when we are camping and if we don't move the van for a week then I'm worried it won't start.

2 questions

1) Should I be worried that doing this too often will drain the battery ?

2) Is there a way to configure the length of time these lights stay on?

 

[Pauly]

1 Depends how long between driving and how often you are in and out of it (could consider changing internal bulbs to LED with lower power consumption and/or turning off interior roof lights when not in use )

2 No, the timer is a set timed relay that is not adjustable/programmable

 

[Jmac]

1 Depends how long between driving and how often you are in and out of it (could consider changing internal bulbs to LED with lower power consumption and/or turning off interior roof lights when not in use )

2 No, the timer is a set timed relay that is not adjustable/programmable

Thanks Pauly, I'll switch off all the internal lights and that should minimise the problem.

 

[Deaky]

You can disable the interior lights coming on with the rear lid opening using VCDS