Prevent interior power with doors opening?

[alpineovernappa]

I do a lot of extended camping, sometimes 10 days at a time without moving the jeep. After 5 to 7 days, the constant opening and closing of the doors to access gear in the vehicle drains the battery down. I usually don’t have external power so a trickle charger isn’t possible. Is there any way to prevent the jeep from turning on the infotainment system and gauge cluster when the doors open? I still need access to power locks so I can’t unplug the doors and make it think it is doorless. I sure wish jeep would offer a “camp mode” that turned off all non essential systems. Thanks!

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[garyji]

Solar panels??

G.

 

[MikeEIB]

Deleted, didn’t read the entire post

 

[Bhodi11]

Couldn't you just disconnect door harnesses like you were taking them off?

 

[alpineovernappa]

Couldn't you just disconnect door harnesses like you were taking them off?

I can’t, because this would also disable the electric locks

 

[Reinen]

Turn the courtesy light dimmer wheel all the way down until it clicks into the lowest setting. Jeep calls this "Party Mode". It's as close as you'll get to the "Camp Mode" that you're looking for. It will allow you to keep the doors open for an extended period of time without draining the battery but it will still wake the dash up when you open doors.

If you do a lot of extended camping I'd look into a Cascadia 4x4 hood solar panel to resolve this issue and others. It will passively make the power consumption of JL electronics a non-issue even if you don't drive anywhere. It's just always there charging the batteries if they need it whenever the sun is out. It works even in low/indirect light.

 

[MARSHMELLA]

Just start it up once every couple of days so it can charge its own battery.

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