Interior Lighting

Interior lighting is lighting provided to enable the safe entry and departure from the vehicle for the driver and passengers in low ambient light conditions, without any manual switching of the interior lamps.

NOTE: The term interior lamps also includes the door mirror approach lamps.

When the interior lighting system switches the interior lamps on, the central junction box ramps the lamps on up to full power over period of 1.3 seconds. When the system switches the lamps off, after the time-out delay period has expired, the central junction box fades the lamps off over a period of 2.6 seconds.

The interior lighting system will illuminate the interior lamps when one of the following events occurs:

The CJB receives an unlock signal from the Smart Key via the keyless vehicle module
Any door is opened including the tailgate
The ignition mode is changed from ignition power mode 6 or accessory power mode 4 to off power mode 0.

The interior lighting system will turn off the interior lamps when one of the following events occurs:

Once the delay time-out timer has expired since the lamps were either activated or the last door is closed and the vehicle is not locked
The ignition is in off power mode 0 and an external lock is requested (using either the door lock buttons or the Smart Key) with all doors closed
The ignition mode is changed from the off power mode 0 or the accessory power mode 4 to the ignition power mode 6
The last door is closed while or after the vehicle is externally locked using the key or the remote handset
The last door is closed and the vehicle is externally locked on receipt of an unlock request from the Smart Key or door handle when the time-out timer is still active.
The last door is closed when the ignition is in power mode 6.

The interior lamps can be permanently switched off, preventing automatic operation when a door is opened or the vehicle is unlocked using the remote handset. This is achieved by pressing and holding the central switch of the 1st row interior lamp for 3 seconds. The interior lamps will remain off until the procedure is repeated.