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mack73 · 06-03-2022, 02:24 PM

'21 Bounder. When you turn the ignition off the dash remains On for 10 minutes. Looks like there is some timer/relay that keeps the power on to the dash switches/radio.

Anyone know if this is adjustable or where the timer/relay is that controls this?

10 mins is annoying - 2, maybe 5 is ok. I can't tell you how many times I've been told I forgot to turn it off

Skip426 · 06-03-2022, 02:36 PM

Dash gauge package and wiring are supplied by the chassis manufacturer .

What chassis is your coach built on ?

**Lt Dan** · 06-03-2022, 03:16 PM

It sounds like your ignition relay is sticking. If you can locate it, give it a tap when it sticks again to see if it releases. It may be in the bay near your chassis batteries. There should not be a timer of any kind to keep the ignition turned on like that.

mack73 · 06-03-2022, 05:06 PM

I don't think this is a ford supplied part of this - it's not the actual dash cluster - everything Ford turns off. It's all the dash switches and the radio/screens.

It is also not random. It is 10 minutes every single time down to the second and there is a very distinct relay click at the 10 minute mark.

Anyone else with a new v8 chassis care to chime in if theirs does this too

bigb56 · 06-03-2022, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mack73

I don't think this is a ford supplied part of this - it's not the actual dash cluster - everything Ford turns off. It's all the dash switches and the radio/screens.

It is also not random. It is 10 minutes every single time down to the second and there is a very distinct relay click at the 10 minute mark.

Anyone else with a new v8 chassis care to chime in if theirs does this too

Are you referring to the accessory delay? Many vehicles have accessory delay that keeps the radio, seats, power windows etc working for 10 minutes after shutdown however when you open the door it should shut off. But if the driver's door is not part of the Ford chassis this may have not been wired in when it was built as a MH.

mack73 · 06-04-2022, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by bigb56

Are you referring to the accessory delay? Many vehicles have accessory delay that keeps the radio, seats, power windows etc working for 10 minutes after shutdown however when you open the door it should shut off. But if the driver's door is not part of the Ford chassis this may have not been wired in when it was built as a MH.

I think you are on to something here

I'm going to dig around in Forescan and see if I can find some configuration in there to adjust this

bigb56 · 06-04-2022, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mack73

I think you are on to something here

I'm going to dig around in Forescan and see if I can find some configuration in there to adjust this

Good luck, all I know is that in 2002 the accessory delay became part of the hybrid electronic instrument cluster but that was a long time ago, no telling how it works on a 2022.