Ac power outlet in bed

I’ve got a 2017 Tacoma and the power outlet in the bed only works when my truck is in park. Why is that and is there a way to get around it?!

 

It only puts out 100w in gear and 400w in park. If your devise takes more power then that it trips it off.

 

Tha maximum watt output in park is 400W which is about 3 amps. In drive it’s 100W or about .8 amps

 

I was putting some lights on the bed rack and thought they were LED but they werent. The strands combined and were slightly over the 100 watt limit. My bad!

 

LED's work great

 

Go big or go home

 

Do you guys drive around with the lights on? Thought about doing this too but heard it might be illegal and varies by state. Any lights that might cause distraction to other drivers aren't allowed, or something like that.

Came across this too: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cl...c/ask-trooper-steve-christmas-lights-on-cars-

Any officers here that can weigh in?

 

This. Lol.