GM's New Battery Saver Feature Can Save Tailgaters

If you’ve ever used your truck for tailgating, you know you can kill the battery by running a 12-volt TV, cooler or stereo. It’s easy to forget to turn off these items while you’re barbecuing and enjoying the celebration in the parking lot outside the big game.

For 2010, GM has quietly introduced a solution that will help ensure you’ll be able to start your truck after the party has ended. It’s called Battery Saver: Instead of automatically shutting off the headlights or interior lights after 10 minutes, if you forget to turn them off, Battery Saver monitors your battery voltage. When the voltage drops too low, the truck flashes “Battery Saver: Restart Truck” on the driver information display in the gauge cluster and shuts power to 12-volt accessories, leaving just enough juice to turn the engine over, so your battery can recharge.

Of course, if you’re looking for a longer-lasting tailgate vehicle that you don’t have to worry about pausing the party, you may want to consider the Two-Mode Chevrolet Silverado or GMC Sierra Hybrids. On a full tank of fuel, they can power the party for a full 2.5 days before needing a refill. The engine starts up and shuts off automatically, as needed, to keep the batteries fully charged.

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It'd freak me out if my truck started by itself without any warning while i was tailgatin lol

johnboggs21 wrote:

It'd freak me out if my truck started by itself without any warning while i was tailgatin lol

Having done it I can tell you it is freaky. My truck has a remote start and I leaned on the button one day.....

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every vehicle i have owned it is oe of the first things i do.. warm it up in the winter and cool it off in the summer.. but yeah i have done that a few times.. its really scary when your sleeping and all the sudden the truck turns on waking you and the wife up.. apperently i had set it for the auto-start mode at 4am one time. after a few nights of it doing it i figured it out..

If my truck did that, I'd be afraid it would be out killing people. Although it would be cool, if it would fix its own dents and repaints itself. I wonder if Christine fixed her own rust too?