Car shut off while idling

[twsnnva]

Hello,

I was sitting in my car this morning listening to music. After 30 mins or so, the engine shut off, leaving the car in "accessory". I say this because my bluetooth phone did not disconnect when it happened. The car started back up fine. I just installed a pair of amps and subs, and while it's possibly related, I doubt it. I am very thorough in ensuring all of my connections are good - it was a several day install, not a shoddy job. Also, my main power line is fused just off the battery, and had something shorted down the line, that fuse should have popped.

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[IzVenomous]

Mine did that before to I assume it's just part.of the program in the car

 

[5TAR5CR3AM]

Mine did it as well

 

[twsnnva]

Thanks guys. I guess I understand the concept - say you are defrosting your car and forget that it's running. What I don't understand is why it leaves it in accessory? Does it completely turn off after awhile? I would hope so, so it doesn't drain the battery.

 

[IzVenomous]

Yes it should turn itself off around ten minutes in accessory mode

 

[kulfyur]

Yes the car is programmed to turn off when left running for 30 minutes idle. I believe you can change that in your settings. Check your manual.

 

[dcspears]

the setting is in the center (between the tach and speedomter)

Auto Engine [off].

it resets every time to [on].

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