Interior lamps – circuit operation

INTERIOR LAMPS – CIRCUIT OPERATION

Panel Dimmer:

Operation of the panel dimmer switch, with the side lamps on, will alter the level of panel illumination between approximately 6 and 94%. Depressing the switch momentarily will cause the illumination to increase or decrease to the next level. Holding the switch closed will cause the illumination to ramp towards fully on or fully off. The illumination level selected will be stored in the BeCM’s non-volatile memory whenever the driver’s seat store sequence is completed successfully, provided the side lamp switch is on. If the side lamp switch is not on and a successful memory store sequence is completed, then the previously stored illumination level will remain unchanged.

Puddle lamps

With any door open and the automatic courtesy lamp feature enabled, the puddle lamp within the relevant door will be illuminated, either until the door is closed or a time period of approximately 10 minutes has elapsed. If any puddle lamp is on, momentary operation of the courtesy lamp master switch will extinguish all puddle lamps on release of the switch. Further operation of the switch or reopening a door (if automatic courtesy lamps are enabled) will again activate the puddle lamps for those doors that are open. If the courtesy lamp switch is held on for longer than 2 seconds, the automatic operation of the puddle lamps from the door open switches will switch between enabled and disabled.