Interior lights
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Interior lights
When I walk up to my 07 460 at night and the doors are locked, the interior lights come on once it senses my key fob. However, if the doors are unlocked, the interior lights do not come on and I get in the car in the dark and fumble around in the dark getting situated. Is there a setting that controls this so I can change it?
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Unless I am over simplifying this there is an overhead switch that says off / door / on. If set to door, all the interior lights come on when you open the door - irregardless of locked or not.
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Wow! Thanks for stimulating my curiosity. You are right-on about setting the "Door" light to on (leave it in the state that has the little green light in the switch illuminated). If you do this then the Interior Lights will come on when you approach the car, at the same time as the Foot Lights (on the outside mirrors), if you have the wireless key with you if the car is locked.
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If no key fob, when I approach the door nothing happens. When i open the unlocked door it turns on the interior lights is the switch is set to door.
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Wayne, my next door neighbor has an 07 460L - I checked with him this evening. When the 'door' switch is on the lights come on when the door is opened - irregardless of whether or not the car was locked prior to opening the door.
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Wow! Thanks for stimulating my curiosity. You are right-on about setting the "Door" light to on (leave it in the state that has the little green light in the switch illuminated). If you do this then the Interior Lights will come on when you approach the car, at the same time as the Foot Lights (on the outside mirrors), if you have the wireless key with you if the car is locked.
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Okay - did some testing on my 2008 600HL (unlocked - key fob in the house).
With the switch on door mode:
When I open the front door the door entry light (bottom center of each door) for that door, the courtesy lights (under dash and below pockets on seat backs) and only the front interior (ceiling) lights come on (back ceiling lights are off). When I open the back door the door entry light, the courtesy lights (under dash and below pockets on seat backs) and only the rear interior (ceiling) lights come on (front ceiling lights are on).
With the switch on off mode:
Exact same as above - with no ceiling lights.
Now for the part that was kind of neat that I never noticed before - the seat belt buckles are lit. It lights them (no matter what) when the door is open - based on the door that is opened in the front. Open drivers side - lights that buckle - open passenger side - lights that buckle.
So, if you prefer the lights not come one when you get in the car (and I do) - no fumbling to buckle the seat belt - it is lit.
With the switch on door mode:
When I open the front door the door entry light (bottom center of each door) for that door, the courtesy lights (under dash and below pockets on seat backs) and only the front interior (ceiling) lights come on (back ceiling lights are off). When I open the back door the door entry light, the courtesy lights (under dash and below pockets on seat backs) and only the rear interior (ceiling) lights come on (front ceiling lights are on).
With the switch on off mode:
Exact same as above - with no ceiling lights.
Now for the part that was kind of neat that I never noticed before - the seat belt buckles are lit. It lights them (no matter what) when the door is open - based on the door that is opened in the front. Open drivers side - lights that buckle - open passenger side - lights that buckle.
So, if you prefer the lights not come one when you get in the car (and I do) - no fumbling to buckle the seat belt - it is lit.
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