How do you shut off the cargo area light?
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Racer
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How do you shut off the cargo area light?
How can you turn off the stupid cargo area light while the rear hatch is open?
Most cars have a switch somewhere in the back to control if the light comes on when you open the hatch or not. I can't find the switch anywhere. There HAS to be a way to keep the rear hatch open without having that light on.... At least I hope so.
Most cars have a switch somewhere in the back to control if the light comes on when you open the hatch or not. I can't find the switch anywhere. There HAS to be a way to keep the rear hatch open without having that light on.... At least I hope so.
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It is considered a door. So it is controlled by the door lights up above the rearview mirror. At least that is what the manual says. I never tested it. Hit the off button up front, and all door lights should turn off.
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DOOR
The interior lights come on in the following situations:
• When the tailgate or any of the doors are
opened.
• You unlock the driver’s door.
• When the power mode is set to VEHICLE
OFF (LOCK).
■ OFF
The interior lights remain off regardless of whether the tailgate or any doors are open or closed
The interior lights come on in the following situations:
• When the tailgate or any of the doors are
opened.
• You unlock the driver’s door.
• When the power mode is set to VEHICLE
OFF (LOCK).
■ OFF
The interior lights remain off regardless of whether the tailgate or any doors are open or closed
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Yeah I can confirm the overhead switch doesn’t control the cargo area light. I was out stargazing 🔭 last weekend and it stayed on even when the rest of the interior lights were turned off using the overhead switch. But if you wait long enough it does turn off on its own.
#10
Skeptic
Doesn't the light go out automatically after a short time - about 5 minutes? I'm pretty sure that happened to me once when I was unloading the car with the tailgate open.
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#11
Racer
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I'll have to research further...
#12
Pro
You know, it's funny you mention that, because when I first got my RDX, I had the rear hatch open while I was doing something in my driveway and the light stayed on for over an hour. But about a week ago, I had the hatch open for about 20 minutes and when I went to shut it, I noticed the light had turned off on it's own.
I don't know exactly what that means. I assume it just means the the key is turned off (neither in the accessory or engine run mode),
#13
Racer
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I will have to experiment and see how the cargo area light responds to the following situations:
- Exit the vehicle with the hatch open, close all passenger doors but leave the hatch open;
- Exit the vehicle with the hatch closed, close all passenger doors, then walk to the rear and open the hatch;
- Exit the vehicle, and after closing all passenger doors and opening the hatch, press the lock button on the remote to (hopefully) activate lock mode and see what happens to the light;
In any case, my original quest was to be able to turn off the cargo light so that it didn't turn on at all when the hatch was opened.
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Racer
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So it appears my cargo light goes off after 30 minutes if I exit the vehicle and close all doors other than the tailgate. It did NOT go off after 15 minutes.
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