Delayed Interior Light Relay

[murphymob]

HI

Can anyone please assist me in resolving a problem with my interior lights. After locking the vehicle the lights all remain on for apprx 10-15 minutes which is stupid. I think it has something to do with the relay but I have no idea where it is located in order to change it. All help on this will be gratefully received.

Thank You

Jackie

[jason.p]

Hi Jackie.

I had the same problem with mine. The 10min delay is the "fall back" setting if a door is left open. I found that I wasn't shutting the tailgate hard enough so it thought a door was still open. Try each door in turn, it could be a faulty switch in one of them.

Good luck. Jason

[jason.p]

Hi Jackie.

I had the same problem with mine. The 10min delay is the "fall back" setting if a door is left open. I found that I wasn't shutting the tailgate hard enough so it thought a door was still open. Try each door in turn, it could be a faulty switch in one of them.

Good luck. Jason

[NikpV]

Hi Jackie.

I had the same problem with mine. The 10min delay is the "fall back" setting if a door is left open. I found that I wasn't shutting the tailgate hard enough so it thought a door was still open. Try each door in turn, it could be a faulty switch in one of them.

Good luck. Jason

 

given its seeing a door still open could there be a problem with the wiring looms between doors/pillara -common problem

[murphymob]

Hi Jackie.

I had the same problem with mine. The 10min delay is the "fall back" setting if a door is left open. I found that I wasn't shutting the tailgate hard enough so it thought a door was still open. Try each door in turn, it could be a faulty switch in one of them.

Good luck. Jason

 

It appears if we slam the tailgate it solves the problem, so hopefully we just need a new switch there :angry:

[MadBaz]

The tailgate microswitch is a fairly simple affair and doesn't look easy to replace, but I'd put money on it being the loom between lid and body. I had the opposite problem, the car didn't know when lid was open and I immediately suspected wiring, fixed with 2 lengths of trailer 7 core cable and block connectors. Same fix as my old mk1.