Interior Light off / Opening Door
12-05-2008, 09:35 AM
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Interior Light off / Opening Door
Greetings: Well the title just about says it all. My interior [ dome light] won't come on when I open any door, didn't want to fool around with stuff now as it is cold and snowing here. It will turn on by rotating the dial though. Not a big deal but it is a pain at night . Gi
12-05-2008, 09:54 AM
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Not to sound stupid, but if you leave that knob on the turn signal some where in the middle your light will come on when you open the door. Depending on where you set it will determine how long the light stays on after you close the door and walk away. Otherwise, I'd go to the dealer.
12-05-2008, 01:37 PM
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Turn the knob on the turning signal all the way to the ON position, then move it back one notch. That's where it should be so the lights come on when you open the door.
If that still doesn't work, make sure the cables coming from your doors are plugged in. Those are the cables you disconnect when you remove the doors and they tell the computer not to turn on the dome light automatically.
If that still doesn't work, time to take to dealer.
If that still doesn't work, make sure the cables coming from your doors are plugged in. Those are the cables you disconnect when you remove the doors and they tell the computer not to turn on the dome light automatically.
If that still doesn't work, time to take to dealer.
12-05-2008, 01:44 PM
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Probably not the door harness as all of them would have to be off or loose. do they come on with the gate opened? if not check the settings on the arm, if none of those, then I'd guess something came loose in the wiring and you'll want the dealer to check that out.
12-05-2008, 05:35 PM
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Awesome! Glad you got it figured out. Let me share a few tricks I learned about the interior light with you...
Say you open the door, get in the Jeep and the light turns on and will stay on for about a minute. If you want it to turn off sooner, turn knob to ON position then back to where it was and it will immediately turn off.
When the knob is on the ON position, the light will stay on for about 5 mins, then turn off. If you need it on longer, turn back one position and back to ON position to make it stay on longer.
Don't worry about having your interior light drain your battery. When it's one notch away from the ON position, it will stay on for about a minute and turn itself off. If you left it on the ON position and left your Jeep, it will stay on for about 5 mins and turn itself off. You can't drain the battery with the dome light, computer won't let ya!
Say you open the door, get in the Jeep and the light turns on and will stay on for about a minute. If you want it to turn off sooner, turn knob to ON position then back to where it was and it will immediately turn off.
When the knob is on the ON position, the light will stay on for about 5 mins, then turn off. If you need it on longer, turn back one position and back to ON position to make it stay on longer.
Don't worry about having your interior light drain your battery. When it's one notch away from the ON position, it will stay on for about a minute and turn itself off. If you left it on the ON position and left your Jeep, it will stay on for about 5 mins and turn itself off. You can't drain the battery with the dome light, computer won't let ya!