Hi Guys,
has anyone had a problem with Xantia interior lights staying on before ??
Of course the bloody thing will be computer controlled. It's not a door switch shorting as the only time the interior light turns **off** is when the ignition is on. When you open the door with the ignition on the interior light still turns on.
There doesn't appear to be a dash switch to force them to say on all the time, so I'm fresh out of ideas ? Possibly the interior light computer is playing up... I've pulled the battery terminal off so hopefully it'll have reset when I plug it back on.
any ideas ??
thanks
Shane L.
Xantia Interior light
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Shane -
Your '97 Xantia interior lights are working the "good old way". No elaborate computer, but a timer circuit.
It's the central locks control unit containing the lighting timer circuit foiling you, as this puts out an earth connection parallel over the door switches.
This points to a standard problem with the central locks wiring, i.e. a chafed wire in the door bellows.
Your '97 Xantia interior lights are working the "good old way". No elaborate computer, but a timer circuit.
It's the central locks control unit containing the lighting timer circuit foiling you, as this puts out an earth connection parallel over the door switches.
This points to a standard problem with the central locks wiring, i.e. a chafed wire in the door bellows.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by DoubleChevron</i>
Thanks Guys,
leaving the battery terminal off over night appears to have reset everything (I mean everything, now to enter radio codes, radio stations, time for the clock etc, etc ...).
On the plus side the interior light is now working again.
seeya,
Shane L.
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Shane,
You've just got to love modern electronics!! What caused it? That's what I'd like to know......
JohnW
Thanks Guys,
leaving the battery terminal off over night appears to have reset everything (I mean everything, now to enter radio codes, radio stations, time for the clock etc, etc ...).
On the plus side the interior light is now working again.
seeya,
Shane L.
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Shane,
You've just got to love modern electronics!! What caused it? That's what I'd like to know......
JohnW