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Hello guys,

I am wanting to put in a switch where i can turn off the interior lights when i leave my doors open when i go camping.
I had this set up in my XJ & it was so handy. I could leave my tailgate up or a door open always & not get a flat battery & not attract moths & bugs.

Has anyone of you done something like this??? & if so guide me in the right direction to find the wiring Please.

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Rotate the dial (dash brightness) on the indicator stalk to "O". It will turn out the interior lights.

They go out after a few minutes by themselves anyway even with the door open.
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Ahhh. Thanks Clarky.

I Don't have an owners manual for this car yet.
I will give this a try now.

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Rotate the dial (dash brightness) on the indicator stalk to "O". It will turn out the interior lights.

They go out after a few minutes by themselves anyway even with the door open.
Thank you Clarky.

Woohoo. It works just like you said.

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My interior lights end-up staying on forever (or maybe just a very long time.) even with the indicator in "O" while camping.
Might be due to a fault in mine, haven't troubleshooted properly. Just know that if we randomly open and close the doors and/or boot while camping, the lights end-up coming on at some point and seem to stay on.

Having any doors or the bonnet open also puts a fair-bit of drain on the battery, even after the shutdown period. Some modules seem to stay powered-up indefinitely reporting the "door open" status.
Was planning to put something together to fake everything being shut.

Keen to hear how you get on.
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I just click the door latches so it thinks they are shut.
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I just click the door latches so it thinks they are shut.
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