When the car is turned off multiple interior lights do not turn off

2005 SAAB 9-3
168,000 MILES • 2.0L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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JDIAZ2
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When the car is off the radio ambient back lights, the top dash ambient info lights and the odometer reading light stays on. Could this drain my battery? Is there a switch I'm missing to turn off? Is this a major problem? What is the fix?
Jan 29, 2021 at 3:43 AM
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hello,

When you lock the vehicle everything must be off after a minutes.

When you have your battery drained overnight then you have a problem.

does the car lock with a fob key?

check that the button at the bottom where the fob goes into is popping back up, it could be sticking, this button tells the car there is a key in the slot, if it's sticking after you remove the key, then the car still thinks there is a key there.

if it's okay remove battery negative cable wait for a 15 minutes to reset the system then reinstall, and check if the problem solved.

if not check our link below how to perform battery drain test.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-dead-overnight

Perform the test then let us know what happens with you.

thank you.

Jan 29, 2021 at 5:36 AM