Interior lights

[riverwood]

Hi i have bought a Ford Transit Connect 05 plate and the interior lights do not come on when doors are opened, lights work fine when swiched on manually, dosent seem to be any door switch showing so i assume they are inside doors etc........can anyone please help me on this one!!! im sorry if its been raised before but im new to the site and maybe gettin to old at 54....please help

[Terry]

Is it not a 3 position switch on the interior light, 1 = On, 2(centre)= Off ,3= Doors/timer. ?

[CHIVERS]

as above mate there is 3 positions for the switch the auto setting stays on for about 20 secs onces all doors are shut then auto turns off

[riverwood]

There are 3 positions 1off- 2door contact - 3on when i put it to position 3 the lights come on no problem but in postion 2 nothing happens when i open doors........so its not the fuse etc......its got to be the door contact i would think? any help there.....

[sjy_2]

Sounds like a problem a some of us have had, myself included. All I did to solve this on my van was to remove a fuse under the bonnet, leave it a few seconds and put in again. The fuse relates to the dashboard so once removed you will need to reset your clock. At the back of the engine bay toward the right hand side is a box of fuses and relays, look under the lid for the picture of a speedo and pull out the relevent fuse and put in again after a few seconds (bottom most left from memory but check first).

Have a look at this thread:
http://fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=43823

[riverwood]

Thank you very much SJY_2 .........lights working fine now, if i could buy you a beer i would .....again many thanks .

[sjy_2]

Glad it works again.

[DJ OSKA]

Just to mention, I'm having the same problem too, only sometimes when I just open, get in, and shut the drivers door, the lights stay on regardless of the ignition being on and course, they stay on all the time then.
Stupid little fault!

[Jenny]

I'm having exactly the same problem with my interior lights too - I will try the advice about the fuse (or to be truthful, I'll show a friend the advice about the fuse and ask him to sort it out for me!). Regarding the clock, mine is set at the wrong time and the clock button doesn't seem to respond to anything. If anyone knows of a quickfix for this (other than asking a friend to sort it out for me!) it would be good to know. I've had my connect 3 weeks now and, apart from silly little things like the above, I'm really happy with it.

[riverwood]

I'm having exactly the same problem with my interior lights too - I will try the advice about the fuse (or to be truthful, I'll show a friend the advice about the fuse and ask him to sort it out for me!). Regarding the clock, mine is set at the wrong time and the clock button doesn't seem to respond to anything. If anyone knows of a quickfix for this (other than asking a friend to sort it out for me!) it would be good to know. I've had my connect 3 weeks now and, apart from silly little things like the above, I'm really happy with it.

Hi .......if its any help you must have your ignition switch turned to the 2nd postion then set clock ....hold clock toggle in and the clock should start to move quite fast toward time you wish, let go when it gets there ..............hope this is some help

[Jenny]

Thanks very much for that - will try it next time I get in van (its raining at the moment!) Unfortunately I don't have a handbook so its really useful to be able to use this site and be put in contact with people like yourself.
Update: cheers - my clock now displays the correct time, Many thanks.

[riverwood]

Wish i knew about this site before i bought the handbook £13.....but that didnt tell me about the little tip about the position to have the key in before you reset the clock ...etc, anyway happy transiting....take care

[evocrazy1]

Absolutely love this post removed the fuse under the bonnet that was the one with the speedo logo 10amp fuse ( you can find which one by looking under fuse cover lid) left it 2nins put fuse back in and hay presto it works. Reset my 24hr time clock on the dash by hold left button on the clock display and adjusted the time. Now interior lights come on when I unlock or open any doors with the switch in the centre position in the cab. You guys are geniuses hope this reply helps others . 2006 transit connect interior lights sorted cheers guys