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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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Default Focus trip meter panel still lit when cars turned off/locked

Hello guys,
As the title really...I have a 2008 focus and the trip meter display stays lit for ages after the cars turned off and locked can the time its on be adjusted?? im sure it used to go off fairly quickly
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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they all do this
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 08:48 PM
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Ive been in the house for half an hour and its still on do you know if i can adjust the time its on?
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 10:20 AM
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They all do this, it should just go off after a little while. No you cant adjust it either.

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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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Yup, mine in my 2006 st stays on for ages too!!
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 01:22 PM
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My tranny connect trip metre stays on for around 40 minutes after engine is turned off, did think there was something wrong but got used to it now, lol
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Cheers for the replies guys

Mine goes off after an hour lol so ok i think?

I found that when the ignition is off and the keys are not in if i press and hold in the radio power button the display says 1 hour does anyone know if this relates to the time that the display stays lit as mine deffo goes off after an hour every time
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Originally Posted by evans2822
Cheers for the replies guys

Mine goes off after an hour lol so ok i think?

I found that when the ignition is off and the keys are not in if i press and hold in the radio power button the display says 1 hour does anyone know if this relates to the time that the display stays lit as mine deffo goes off after an hour every time
1 hour relates to the time that the Radio will stay on with the ignition off. After this time it turns off.
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