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Old 01-09-18 | 09:33 AM
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I can't seem to find the answer to this question. My car is dark with tinted windows so when it is night time out and I open my door only my map lights come on and it is real dark, especially for passengers.

How can I set it up so that whenever the doors are opened all of the interior lights, even the rear ones come on?
Old 01-09-18 | 10:43 AM
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There is a button in the ceiling console that controls all the lights. It's a button that may say "DOOR" or have an image with all 4 doors open. Push that button so that all lights come on when the door opens.
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Old 01-09-18 | 02:09 PM
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Thanks! I figured that part out per your suggestion. Is there a way that when any door is opened all of the lights come on?

Right now, per your suggestion, the lights come on per the door that is actually opened.

Thanks again!
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Odd. That should have done it.
Old 01-09-18 | 04:14 PM
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There are spot lights which comes on with any door open, key sensor next to car, two front, two rear. Then there are the reading lights, those only come on with which door is open at the time, or with the switch overhead. That would turn all them on.
Old 01-09-18 | 06:03 PM
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I’d like to know as well. This could be in one of those customized settings at the dealership.
Old 01-09-18 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by travisr912
Thanks! I figured that part out per your suggestion. Is there a way that when any door is opened all of the lights come on?

Right now, per your suggestion, the lights come on per the door that is actually opened.

Thanks again!
How old is your car? Vehicle setting menu and your car has door sill light? Door panels don't have light? Ceiling light. If you need more Lumen >> LED
Old 01-09-18 | 08:02 PM
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How old is your car? Vehicle setting menu and your car has door sill light? Door panels don't have light? Ceiling light. If you need more Lumen >> LED
Hmmm. The US version has door panel lights and all the lights inside the GS are LED.
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Same here, all my interior lights do not come on when opening the door. My car is 2009
Old 01-10-18 | 06:37 AM
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Mine is a 2008 and I tried fooling around with it this morning. I don't have any settings in my dash screen that would make any changes either.

The point that the lights come on whenever I open the respective door is fine, but I would like all of the lights come on since sometimes I need to reach in the backseat for something and simply can't see! My interior is black and my exterior is the dark grey so its hard to see at night, especially with the window tint.
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I'm going to order a techstream cable shortly and see if it's in the backend settings.
Old 01-10-18 | 05:04 PM
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I just checked.... found a bunch of settings but none which allows all lights to turn on when a door is opened.
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It’s strange cuz in the manual, it has that setting...”all lights” bs corresponding light only.
Old 01-10-18 | 05:17 PM
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It's just me or the led lights on the door panels, front and rear floors, outside side mirrors are not so bright. At least on my car they're not so noticeable.
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It's not you. The LEDs are not bright.

I ran out to my GS. There are 5 lights in the front overhead console. Only 2 of the 4 front and rear lights will light up when the door button is active. The center "moodlight" LED in the overhead console turns on when the vehicle is running. The "Welcoming" lights on the door panel and interior door handles will come on regardless of the button status.

The 2 outer LEDs for both front and rear only turns on when you press the "SPOT" button light. It is not linked to the door button.
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