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Interior lights not turning on when doors opened

Postby enCrypt » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:03 pm

Hi All,

My 2002 90 T350 has 2 interior lights in the cab (with 3 maybe 4 way switches) and one in the back (with no switch)
None of them seem to turn on when the doors are opened.

I don't have a manual (and I'm a virgin Transit owner! :? ) so I don't know the proper working of this.
I've tried the switches in various positions but none seem to work.
All the lights DO work as they all turn on with the switch in certain positions so it can't be a fuse / bulb problem.

I've found a sensor on the side sliding door which I've operated manually and cleaned with some WD but no dice..
Also cant seem to see any sensors on the front doors at all.

Can anyone give me any clues?

Thanks
Mark...
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Re: Interior lights not turning on when doors opened

Postby APH » Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:32 pm

Does your central locking work ok? as the lights are controlled from the door lock mechanisms in all doors accept the sliding one. If so, check in the extra relay box under the fuse box in the passenger dash cubby hole (pull out the tray in the dash to reveal 2 boxes underneath) that the interior light relay is still there.

Fuse / relay locations can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=40&t=71739

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Re: Interior lights not turning on when doors opened

Postby enCrypt » Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:13 pm

Hi Andy,

Thanks for the reply.

Yep the central locking works fine (at least after I cleaned the plate that the 3 pronged thing on the side door makes contact with!

I'll take a look at the relay box, thanks for that.

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Re: Interior lights not turning on when doors opened

Postby Buberlub » Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:39 pm

Mine was low battery it was going into deep sleep mode visible
only on Ford pass app
enCrypt wrote:Hi All,

My 2002 90 T350 has 2 interior lights in the cab (with 3 maybe 4 way switches) and one in the back (with no switch)
None of them seem to turn on when the doors are opened.

I don't have a manual (and I'm a virgin Transit owner! :? ) so I don't know the proper working of this.
I've tried the switches in various positions but none seem to work.
All the lights DO work as they all turn on with the switch in certain positions so it can't be a fuse / bulb problem.

I've found a sensor on the side sliding door which I've operated manually and cleaned with some WD but no dice..
Also cant seem to see any sensors on the front doors at all.

Can anyone give me any clues?

Thanks
Mark...
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Re: Interior lights not turning on when doors opened

Postby knobby1 » Fri Mar 17, 2023 12:52 am

Buberlub wrote:Mine was low battery it was going into deep sleep mode visible
only on Ford pass app
enCrypt wrote:Hi All,

My 2002 90 T350 has 2 interior lights in the cab (with 3 maybe 4 way switches) and one in the back (with no switch)
None of them seem to turn on when the doors are opened.

I don't have a manual (and I'm a virgin Transit owner! :? ) so I don't know the proper working of this.
I've tried the switches in various positions but none seem to work.
All the lights DO work as they all turn on with the switch in certain positions so it can't be a fuse / bulb problem.

I've found a sensor on the side sliding door which I've operated manually and cleaned with some WD but no dice..
Also cant seem to see any sensors on the front doors at all.

Can anyone give me any clues?

Thanks
Mark...


Thread is 9 years old...the person you're replying to is long gone.

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Re: Interior lights not turning on when doors opened

Postby Chug » Fri Mar 17, 2023 1:11 am

That post is a month old and the person your replying to is long gone :lol:
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Re: Interior lights not turning on when doors opened

Postby Altransit » Fri Mar 17, 2023 10:43 am

It takes a while to beam down to Oz :(
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Re: Interior lights not turning on when doors opened

Postby knobby1 » Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:32 pm

Altransit wrote:It takes a while to beam down to Oz :(


I'm a bit slow this time of year :mrgreen: ....40c+ at my home yesterday....bloody hot in anyone's language.

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Re: Interior lights not turning on when doors opened

Postby Altransit » Fri Mar 17, 2023 11:03 pm

knobby1 wrote:40c+ at my home yesterday....bloody hot in anyone's language.

Roll on Winter, eh Nobby 8)
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Re: Interior lights not turning on when doors opened

Postby Chug » Fri Mar 17, 2023 11:37 pm

It does get a bit confusing at times though with all these one post wonders posting in old threads
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Re: Interior lights not turning on when doors opened

Postby knobby1 » Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:32 pm

Altransit wrote:
knobby1 wrote:40c+ at my home yesterday....bloody hot in anyone's language.

Roll on Winter, eh Nobby 8)


Autumn here for a few weeks and still middle summer temps. Even in the middle of winter it rarely gets to single figures in degrees C.

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Re: Interior lights not turning on when doors opened

Postby knobby1 » Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:33 pm

Chug wrote:It does get a bit confusing at times though with all these one post wonders posting in old threads


I'm confused most of the time anyway.. :oops:

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Re: Interior lights not turning on when doors opened

Postby Chug » Sat Mar 18, 2023 11:34 pm

knobby1 wrote:
Chug wrote:It does get a bit confusing at times though with all these one post wonders posting in old threads


I'm confused most of the time anyway.. :oops:

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And yet still manage to do a sterling job in sharing your knowledge and experience.
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Re: Interior lights not turning on when doors opened

Postby Altransit » Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:05 pm

Chug wrote:And yet still manage to do a sterling job in sharing your knowledge and experience.

Absolutely right 8)
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Re: Interior lights not turning on when doors opened

Postby knobby1 » Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:37 pm

Altransit wrote:
Chug wrote:And yet still manage to do a sterling job in sharing your knowledge and experience.

Absolutely right 8)


Thank you gents... :oops:

Very humbling indeed....but much appreciated. :D

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