is there anyway to turn off the interior boot lights when the boot is open ?

i was hoovering out the boot today and noticed they where on the whole time. just worry that they will drain the battery Range Rover Vogue 2006 4.4 AJV8 | Buckingham Blue | Parchment Leather | Supercharged Grill+Side Vents | CA02 HEY ( NOT 02 PLATE )

take the bulb out or replace with leds which dont take a lot of current.. ... - .- -.




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They will turn them selves off after about 30 minutes, at lest mine do, then providing you don't open / close any of the doors it will stay like this. Immediately something changes, ie, door opened they come back on  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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Hoovering the boot, you guys crack me up. Let it age gracefully

I'm no domestic, I don't even recognise the action to Hoover It's a damb in the middle of Arizona, isn't it I only know this fact from working out of the back of the car while I'm on site, the boot can be open for hours and the lights are off until I open a door for something and it allbright again  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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stan wrote:

take the bulb out or replace with leds which dont take a lot of current..

Yes provided you get the right type led

something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-LED-Light-Bu...4842dc82c9

As far as I'm aware there is no canbus on the interior blubs, but I'd remove a bulb and start the car to see  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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Thanks Miggit but you have lost me. I'm only a lowly Architect not a sparky. What do you mean start the car and see?

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I mean remove the bulb that you are planning to replace, start the engine and see if you get the 'Bong' of annoyance and the screen of Doom telling you that you have a bulb out! If all is quirt then you'll be good with those bulbs, if you get the Bong of annoyance and the screen of Doom then you'll have to find Canbus no fault bulbs, they are out there!
Oh and one last thing before you put the light fitting all back together, make sure that the bulb is working, as some of those LED's will only work one way round. If that is the case and the bulb's facing the wrong way it might be possible to turn the plug around. If not you'll have to cut and join the wires the other way around. This will not affect the operation with normal bulbs, but it will have a big effect on an LED. LED stands for light emitting diode, and a diode is a sort of one way valve for electricity, so it will only work one way Ooooo where did that come from Ouch! Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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AFAIK the light switch is part of the lock latch on the upper tailgate

I just push the upper lock latch in with a screwdriver or key end,whilst the boot it open (as on my 08MY the light stays on permanently).

Then I just press the upper door handle switch to unlatch before closing it. Simples.. GONE 2010 Facelifted 3.6 TDV8 - Stornoway Grey + 22" Overfinch Olympus
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Are but if you were feeling super lazy you could just push to boot button on the key  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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Even more simples....  GONE 2010 Facelifted 3.6 TDV8 - Stornoway Grey + 22" Overfinch Olympus
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I used my IID to turn the car lights off when the boot is open , if you cant do this then hold the interior light switch in the car for ten seconds and this will temporarily turn the lights off with the doors open then the you can put on you little french maids outfit and hoover all you want and the car will just go to sleep ( ahh bless )  2008 MY Supercharged
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Last edited by axle on 20th Dec 2014 10:40am. Edited 1 time in total

Hold the centre switch in the front light for 10 secs... Disables the int lights completely... Opposite re-enables them

Hoovering in the dark? Your a kinky lot  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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