Help! locked out of my 806

[dieselnutjob]

I have the same problem with my 806
The door open warning registers that a door is open, and all the interior light come on except the front one near the rear view mirror.
It doesn't work from the switch either.
More investigation needed.

[Harlequin]

i`ll swap you - my map lights dont work at all

[ken newbold]

Going to have a look at this tomorrow afternoon. It always looks good when you take your car apart whilst waiting in the hospital car park

[ken newbold]

Had this apart this afternoon, the metal contact on the switch for the centre light is broken so that's one problem. The other one is that under a piece of brown plastic are the resistors (or summat) three of, power is getting to them but nothing coming out, so I suspect at least one of the has failed.
Another visit to the scrappies me thinks.

[Dippy]

My Syn. has done this once or twice , the ( front ) sunroof drains can block in freezing conditions , and excess ( eventually) thawed water can tip into the map light cluster , or if you have snow on the roof opening the sunrrof to assist demist in cold weather can do the same .

It's very easy to lose the plot when adjusting all the interior light switches to achieve the desired result - on - off - door open . further complicated by an ambient light sensor which leaves the interior lights on for a period in dark / dusk ( you may convince yourself its the lights / switches at fault or incorrect switch positions )then throw into the mixture - the sensor also switches the interior lights on when unlocking the car in the dark - very useful .

I also get differing permutations of Interior lights / time delay according to wether the ignition key is in / out.

More ingredients - the sliding door electrical contacts need thorough cleaning from time to time - both the pins and contact plate or gremlins will ensue , including the int lights and c/locking.


perversley , if my central map / int light stays on regardless - I know there's moisture in it !

On mine it's always an unusual concoction of climate conditions ( internal air con ) + ( external sub zero temp) and thawing snow on the sunroof which causes this . Hardly a common fault though - it's only happened to me twice in 5 + years , both in the last two winters ! no probs at all in summer .

Regarding one of your earlier posts , if the C/L is activated on/off too many times at once , either remotely or by key , it will go into bugger - off mode and refuse to operate for appx. 20 seconds but will then be fine until you overdo it again ? same procedure - just wait a while . or you will have blown the central locking fuse behind the glovebox ?

[Dippy]

There's no sign of a pin switch on the pillar, but interestingly enough, the door open warning sign lights up but no courtesy light

Unusual There are pin switches on the front door pillars . well , at least on my Syn. lower down below the check straps .

The rear doors ( obviously) depend on the sliding door contacts - er - making contact.

does your tailgate have a circular light operated when opened ? the " switch " is a ball bearing sliding inside a tube via gravity ( part of the lamp assy) - it can stick but is easy to free off with some WD or similar . Not sure if this affects the rest of the int light circuit ?