Internal light doesn't work.....

[Nick P]

My courtesy light only works if i selct it on manually. it wont come on if i unlock/lock/open the doors...i'm sure it should.

I have 12v at the bulb as i've tested it and it works on one setting but not the other.......in short, is it the relay?

[mdotrutherford]

Check out your door microswitch on lower edge of door, if thats got a bad contact then I think your alarm wouldnt sense the door opening either if it needed to. Oh dear did I just mention Alarm.......:-)

[Nick P]

not those.....i checked them too. no voltage there. but the continuity is fine.

Edited by Nick P on Tuesday 13th February 18:16

[bigdods]

Mine is the same, but who needs it, not sure its going to be of much use with the roof off :-)

[Woody_450]

Mine was like that, replaced the relay on the fuse board and job done...a light that comes on when doors are opened and goes off a few seconds after you shut the door. 20odd quid well spent!

mdotrutherford said:

Oh dear did I just mention Alarm.......:-)

Rich

Edited by Woody_450 on Tuesday 13th February 19:47

[Cider Andy]

Nick P said:

not those.....i checked them too. no voltage there. but the continuity is fine.

Dependent upon the alarm and central locking system, one of the wires to the door switch (white/purple, I think) should be at +12V. Opening the door closes the switch and drops this signal line to 0V.

But the chief suspect would be the interior light delay relay, as mentioned by someone else.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

I leave mine in the permanently off position. It's one less thing likely to run down the battery!

[dadamsv8]

same as anything that prevents me slipping a disc to get to the battery remains off

[Flintstone]

Both my Chimaeras suffered from this intermittently. In each case it was a sloppy (worn) switch on the light itself.