Killing the interior lights? How?

[Jasonwd]

I'd really like to disable the interior lights when we are camping because I am paranoid the battery will go flat when we are opening and closing the Jeep.

Is there a fuse that you can pull? I had a look and came up with zip.

 

[Snail Farmer]

You can just turn the dimmer switch off. Easier than pulling a fuse.

 

[Leeann]

Yup what ^ said.

Turn the dimmer switch toward you until it sorta goes over a bump, the interior lights should now be off even with doors open.

 

[jeeptorino68]

the interior lights will shut off automatically after like 10 minutes of a door being open...

 

[LibertyTC]

When I first bought my jeep & camping I was worried about interior lights on too.
That was mainly because the stock battery was only 630CCA. It was not long before I replaced it with a 800 CCA + battery.
If your battery is any good you should not have to worry about minimal drains like interior lights & load test the battery before u leave.
I have a tester at home that I can now do a good test with that i picked up on sale at Can Tire...
I invite the use of my interior lights on, and I have 4 puddle lights too etc.
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To be absolutely certain and relieve the drain down anxiety when camping I also have a 600 amp AGM booster/inverter/tire inflator that comes camping with me.
Handy to say the least! If by chance yours or anyone else s battery wont start in the Am, reach for the booster & bingo jeep starts!
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Camping should be fun with no worries...!
Let the power be with you!
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[CzarKJ]

Also could change interior lights to LEDs. Much less drain.

 

[LibertyTC]

Yes Led's are the way to go and can make the KJ interior picture perfect!
I used gold puddle led's front & white in rear. Also gold on B pillars.
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Even under the hood got a bright Led strip! (almost as good as headlights LOL)
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Always try to find the largest CCA when replacing your battery.
Here is an group 78/84 850 CCA with removable caps. This has juice!
With trickle charging frequently while it sits overnight, I get 7 years from a battery no problem.
Note no corrosion on my terminals.
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Once fully charged on each cell us a hydrometer, and, you can actually tell about the battery's state of charge and overall condition/readiness.
When the battery is down the specific gravity reading & scale will show u battery needs charging.I like my batteries off the scale!
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[tjkj2002]

the interior lights will shut off automatically after like 10 minutes of a door being open...

Mine turn off after about 1 min.


Granted I have all LED's in my KJ's interior they are super oversized so still drawing a fair amount of juice.When I changed my KC HID's for 25w LED spots I had a memory saver hooked up to my KJ since I had to remove the battery to run wiring and remove the HID ballasts.I used this one--Save on E-Z RED MS4000 at ToolTopia.com-- and opened/closed my doors a hundred times over a 5 hour period and barely drained that memory saver.Took less then 15mins to bring back to a full charge state.


Point being the interior lights don't draw much.

 

[LibertyTC]

Ya good point Troy & very interesting memory saver for sure!
With my portable power box it has a accessory socket, now I just need to find the right cable (OBD2 to cig lighter male).. for it.
I've been borrowing a friends at shop similar to yours, when I swap batteries or need to disconnect.
While camping though it is just not the interior lights that are sometimes on...
I leave the Kj stereo playing cd or music for many hours!

 

[Jasonwd]

Thanks Chaps... I do get pretty paranoid; especially in conditions like this...

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