DEAD BATTERY RUINED DATE NIGHT!!!!

[Wife bought my 24 TRD]

I hope everyone can learn from my drive in theater experience. I'm going to sound old, but back in the day you could listen to the radio all day with the truck off. We'll not with my non hybrid Tacoma.
First off, I realized on the way there that the truck shuts off the accessories after ten minutes.
So, (AI) found a workaround, when I parked the truck at the drive in, I put the gear selector in neutral, set the parking brake manually and pushed the start button to shut the truck off.

Awesome, I thought , the truck shut down and the radio stayed on. At this point everything was working perfect.
Well 2 hours into a double feature movie the truck beeps and shut down. There I sat with an $$$$ vehicle with a dead battery, WTF TOYOTA . There are so many nannies and safeguards on the truck, one would think that they would have put a feature that kept enough juice in the battery to start the truck.
SO MUCH FOR DATE NIGHT, LUCKILY I'M MARRIED, LOL
Thankfully, I carry a jumper box, and within minutes, I had the truck going again.
That being said there wasn't enough juice in the battery to watch the second movie without idling the truck, and idling the truck for more than10 minutes isn't recommend, Bummer

I've been pondering replacing the factory battery with one that has more amp hours, and adding a 2nd battery, connected to an inverter with a solar panel. Well not anymore! This has become a need now, not a want. I already have a 3000amp hour solar generator with a 500w solar panel. By adding another battery to the truck this will be cheap (not) insurance.

Hope this helps anyone that might wish to go to the drive in.

AI said there is another way to accomplish the same thing in the settings menu, ( non hybrid ), but I was unable to accomplish it that way. My question is, has anyone figured out how to do it that way. I appreciate the feedback.

Hope my embarrassment, will help someone.

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[shuo]

Why is it not recommended to idle more than 10 minutes?

 

[lauren01]

I’d carry an AM/FM radio or use an iPhone based version to connect to the drive-in audio. GenX wisdom.

 

[NoSlushbox4Me]

It sounds like you were finding ways to defeat Toyota's battery drain protections. I'm having trouble blaming the truck and Toyota here.

 

[OminousSkitter]

Drive-ins are known for their great photovoltaic potential! Everyone loves outdoor movies at solar noon.

I kid, I kid. But, this has me wondering if Genesis Offroad has any plans for the 24+ Tacomas. I come from the Jeep world, and they were always the most-recommended dual-battery setup. You planning to DIY the entire thing?

 

[Wife bought my 24 TRD]

Why is it not recommended to idle more than 10 minutes?

When the truck is idol the oil pressure is too low too push up enough oil to properly lubricate the top end. Revving the engine to warm it up at a cold idol also is not recommended, same thing.

 

[Wife bought my 24 TRD]

Drive-ins are known for their great photovoltaic potential! Everyone loves outdoor movies at solar noon.

I kid, I kid. But, this has me wondering if Genesis Offroad has any plans for the 24+ Tacomas. I come from the Jeep world, and they were always the most-recommended dual-battery setup. You planning to DIY the entire thing?

Yep, I plan to mount everything to the cab end of the bed..

 

[CharlieLed]

Cheap boom box would do the trick. I'm old enough to remember when drive-ins were a thing but now I just plop down on my comfy couch and turn on the hi-res TV and 4K DVD and watch movies in comfort.

 

[Miqie]

So, they don't have the little box next to your parking space that plays the audio, anymore?

 

[Wife bought my 24 TRD]

Cheap boom box would do the trick. I'm old enough to remember when drive-ins were a thing but now I just plop down on my comfy couch and turn on the hi-res TV and 4K DVD and watch movies in comfort.

Haha, if I would have my whim of an idea, a second thought, I would have loaded our portable stereo and avoided the embarrassment .
It is so easy these days to plop on the couch and watch a good high resolution movie at home, yet there's something to be said, for nostalgia.
The whole point of my build is to get outside and enjoy the world, and making mistakes is apart of life.

 

[Wife bought my 24 TRD]

So, they don't have the little box next to your parking space that plays the audio, anymore?

Nope

 

[Reconsnake]

When the truck is idol the oil pressure is too low too push up enough oil to properly lubricate the top end. Revving the engine to warm it up at a cold idol also is not recommended, same thing.

Where did you hear this?

 

[co425]

Did you know just the head unit only will come on if you hit the power button after shut down. You will open and shut the door then hit the power button in the head unit.

 

[Wife bought my 24 TRD]

Where did you hear this?

On a youtube video explaining 17 different things you can do to extend the life of your Toyota and why.
Number 1 Throw the Toyota maintenance schedule out the window if you want longevity. It's purposely deceptive too make the trucks seem to be low maintenance. I'm not going to list the rest, but everything made sense to me.
I believe it's looking into.

 

[Wife bought my 24 TRD]

Where did you hear this?

On a youtube video explaining 17 different things you can do to extend the life of your Toyota and why.
Number 1 Throw the Toyota maintenance schedule out the window if you want longevity. It's purposely deceptive too make the trucks seem to be low maintenance. I'm not going to list the rest, but everything made sense to me.
I believe it's looking into.

Did you know just the head unit only will come on if you hit the power button after shut down. You will open and shut the door then hit the power button in the head unit.

Are you talking about the Start stop button?

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