Tha Original i30 Owners Club
GOT PROBLEMS OR ISSUES? => GENERAL => Topic started by: Fhmboy on April 27, 2026, 11:41:38
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Hi all, new owner and first post, bought my 17 y/o son a 1.4 Comfort, 125000m great condition full DSH so on to a winner, had a couple of electrical gremlins with interior lights shorting the weird double fuse thing in the drivers side fuse box. I've also noticed there's no buzzer if he leaves his lights on! going to be a problem as I'm driving at the moment and my normal car has auto lights so don't have to worry lol. is there something kissing/broken or does the car not come with one? TIA
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My FD doesn't have a buzzer. If the lights are left on they go out when the car is turned off & keys removed.
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If I remember correctly the lights are left on for a time period, after one press of the lock button "HALO" and if you double press the lock button they all turn off. Also if you remove the key and turn them off then back on, they will leave the marker/ home lights on, so you can leave the car with a little illumination. This will still drain the battery after a while though.
However if your car has had some electrical gremilns, I would test these features to make sure they all still function.
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My bad, HALO is the auto locking feature when the car reaches a certain speed , and how it unlocks the doors if the key is removed. But the lights should still turn off after a set time, provided you haven't moved the switch after the key was removed. And double pressing the remotes lock button, should turn off the lights.
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... there's no buzzer if he leaves his lights on!
Different models in different countries, so I'm not confident what you should expect. If you find a buzzer is the best solution, let me know and I can talk you through implementing one.
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Neither my UK spec GD i30 nor old FD have a lights on warning buzzer. If the lights are on and you lock the car and walk away, the lights turn off automatically after a short delay. The exceptions are the interior roof lights which if you manually turn them on, stay on. Always a good idea to have a look back at the car to make sure the interior lights aren't on, although if it's daylight you may not notice.