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(Message started by: Scorp_Kev on Nov 4^th, 2011, 12:23pm)

Title: Interior lights not working
Post by Scorp_Kev on Nov 4^th, 2011, 12:23pm

Hi all. My interior lights are not working, front or rear. I have checked the fuse (24), radio still works. Any ideas please.

Title: Re: Interior lights not working
Post by amigafan2003 on Nov 4^th, 2011, 2:36pm

I'd be interested in the answer tow - my interior lights have never worked either.

Don't know if it related but the heated seats and heated front windscreen dont work either (cig lighters work so it's not fuse 43 for the seats).

Title: Re: Interior lights not working
Post by Tompion on Nov 4^th, 2011, 7:46pm

Check fuse 36 in Auxiliary fusebox.

R5 in central fusebox is interior lights - wrongly shown as heated rear screen in the handbook.

Title: Re: Interior lights not working
Post by Scorp_Kev on Nov 6^th, 2011, 7:24am

Hi. Tried both them, but nothing.
Cheers anyway though. Kev

Title: Re: Interior lights not working
Post by Mike H on Nov 6^th, 2011, 10:34am

Have we checked the obvious, e.g. bulbs not blown, bulb sockets dirty / corroded, wiring / connectors / switches OK not dirty / corroded etc.

Re heaters again check wiring & connectors, also not inconceivable heating element has gone bad. I imagine heating element takes a fair bit of current so only needs one recalcitrant connector and it doesn't want to work.

We'd like it to be as simple as a dodgy fuse but Murphy's Law often says otherwise. ;D

Title: Re: Interior lights not working
Post by Scorp_Kev on Nov 6^th, 2011, 8:08pm

Yep. Tried that. Even checked for power to wiring, and it is zero.

Title: Re: Interior lights not working
Post by gozz on Nov 6^th, 2011, 10:31pm

Kev.
Have you changed the battery saver relay ?
GOZZ.

Title: Re: Interior lights not working
Post by Mike H on Nov 6^th, 2011, 10:50pm

Oh keep forgetting about that dratted thing ;D

Title: Re: Interior lights not working
Post by Scorp_Kev on Nov 7^th, 2011, 6:11am

Nope. Which one is that.
But would that stop all 6 lights working, even map lights ???

Title: Re: Interior lights not working
Post by gozz on Nov 7^th, 2011, 8:22am

Kev.
The one immediately behind the pump relay,usually yellow,it's failure prevents all interior lights operating.
GOZZ.