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I don't remember having read that in the manual!
But indeed, this works! Thanks for the tip!
I don't remember having read that in the manual!
The outer lateral switches are for the reading lights on either side. The on off switch turns on all the lights in the cabin on demand. The automatic light controls the lights when the doors are open or shut.
I don’t think so. I think they were stymied by the level of tech they HAD to put into it due to regulations and economics versus what they wanted to.
Totally agree with your comments - I would be very happy with far less electrowizardry, but I realise there are compliance regulations and a balance to strike between comfort and convenience, along with appeal to prospective buyers. Let’s face it, the modern vehicles will never have the resilience of the older ones with plastic replacing metal, and electronics not only controlling the vehicle functions, but the driver‘s actions as well.
Wasn't that the same argument JLR trotted out for why the new Defender had to be so different from the old one?
You need to wait a while..they'll extinguish in about 30 seconds without you needing to lock the car. They'll also extinguish while the doors are still open (especially when you're rummaging around trying to find stuff when it cold, dark and rainingI just came back home and the lights first didn't seem to work as expected. Set to "automatic" they went on when I opened the doors, fine. But when I left the car and closed the door, they stayed on.
But then I found out that they go off the moment that you lock the car. They nicely fade out in a ramp.
Maybe in daylight they go off immediately after just closing the door, but at the moment it is dark outside. The times when such things were controlled by simple switches and analog delay timers are over. Today even the day and night condiitions are processed even for a thing as simple as an interior light. So "testing" is a bit more demanding than it once was.
Brave new world.
) , except for the light in the centre of the roof...this also extinguishes when the doors are closed and the vehicle is locked.
I’m hopeful the ‘24 IG we’ll get here in the US will be less tech than all the competition. That is still an advantage, but nothing like the individual exterior light selection on my IIa exMoD
You can adjust the time it takes for it to go dark in the settingsI just came back home and the lights first didn't seem to work as expected. Set to "automatic" they went on when I opened the doors, fine. But when I left the car and closed the door, they stayed on.
But then I found out that they go off the moment that you lock the car. They nicely fade out in a ramp.
Maybe in daylight they go off immediately after just closing the door, but at the moment it is dark outside. The times when such things were controlled by simple switches and analog delay timers are over. Today even the day and night condiitions are processed even for a thing as simple as an interior light. So "testing" is a bit more demanding than it once was.
Brave new world.
I'm with you, Tom. Unfortunately, even if the IG has *less* tech than all the competition ... well, it's a low standard.I’m hopeful the ‘24 IG we’ll get here in the US will be less tech than all the competition. That is still an advantage, but nothing like the individual exterior light selection on my IIa exMoD
I took it into the agent and they did a hard reset of the software. I asked how they did they did the reset and if it was possible for me to do it. I was hoping that battery disconnection or holding the mute button for 30 secs would do it if it happened again. I was told it required their equipment. It fixed the problem but does not explain the issue.
