Blinding screen when turning car off?

[unsavory]

Does anyone know if there is a way to keep the uconnect screen from blinding me every time I turn my Jeep off? Is there a setting somewhere to control this?

I have my dash lights and screen set to a certain brightness, and every time I park, they both go blindingly full blast bright mode.

Any ideas how to get it to stop?

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[jl73660]

Mine doesn't do this, have no issues with the screen when turning off.

 

[Torero]

Blindingly sounds a bit exaggerated. Yes it is a nuisance, but that’s all unless you stared at the screen when turning your car off. If, don’t do it. Lol

 

[opsfox21]

This drives me crazy, I drive on dark rural roads and keep my dash lights set near the minimum level all the time. Hopefully Jeep is listening and can put out a software update. I think most of FCAs current vehicles are like this, excluding the JK of course. Ideally they could use the daylight sensor to figure out what needs to happen.

 

[DenaliDan]

Was hopeful for an answer to the OP when this thread appeared in search results. Disappointed to not really find one. I dread turning my new '19 off cuz I know that bright light is gonna hit me. Look away! Look away! I might have to put a sign on the passenger side dash to caution riders to not look at the screen when the engine shuts off.

 

[rk911]

Have you tried inserting a seat belt extender into the driver's side seat belt recepticle? Might fool the car computer into acting like someone is sitting behind the wheel.

 

[unsavory]

Have you tried inserting a seat belt extender into the driver's side seat belt recepticle? Might fool the car computer into acting like someone is sitting behind the wheel.

Good thought, except there is someone sitting behind the wheel when I turn the car off. Me! I now own a 2024, and still same issue. And still annoys the crap out of me. Imagine this.

It’s 7:00 PM in the dead of winter, and you take your kid to soccer practice. You park across from someone, and kid jumps out. You turn your car off, and bam! Your face gets shot with a bright spotlight, you go blind and it doesn’t turn off for at least a minute, but I think its more like 5 minutes. Meanwhile your wife is texting about groceries, but you can’t read them because the dash is overpowering your phone screen.

This is the only vehicle I have ever owned that insists on doing this. Don’t they use their own vehicles? Come on FCA.

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