Interior Lamps
The interior lighting consists of the following 2 groups. This first group includes
lamps that illuminate the interior and may not be dimmed.
• | The vanity mirror lamps |
Courtesy Lamps
The courtesy lamps include the reading lamps, footwell lamps, and dome lamps.
The cargo lamp, footwell lamps, and dome lamp may be manually turned ON or OFF by
placing the interior lamp switch in the ON or OFF position. When the driver places
the dome lamp defeat switch in the OFF position, these courtesy lamps will be disabled.
If a door is opened, the courtesy lamps will illuminate. After all the doors have
been closed, the courtesy lamps will remain illuminated approximately 15 seconds
after the last door closes. The courtesy lamps will also turn ON prior to any door
being opened and will remain illuminated approximately 40 seconds when the
driver removes the ignition key. The body control module (BCM) will immediately turn
OFF the courtesy lamps if a door lock command is received with all of the doors closed,
or if the ignition switch is turned to either the ON or RUN position. Individual power
and ground circuits to each lamp are supplied by the BCM except for the reading and
vanity mirror lamps which are grounded at G106.
The reading and vanity mirror lamps can be activated individually by the switches
integrated within the dome/reading lamp, and vanity mirror. Voltage is supplied by
the BCM through the dome lamp circuit with the lamps being grounded at G106.
Keyless Entry Interior Illumination
When the driver uses the door key in order to unlock the doors, the body control
module (BCM) receives a door unlock signal. The BCM must have inputs that indicate
that the ignition switch is OFF, the courtesy lamp switch is OFF, and all the doors
are closed. The BCM will then illuminate the interior lamps. The courtesy lamps will
remain illuminated for approximately 15 seconds after the door is closed. If
the door locks are activated to the LOCK position, or if the ignition switch is turned
to either the RUN or CRANK position, the courtesy lamps will turn OFF immediately.
When the driver uses the remote function actuator transmitter to unlock the
doors or presses the panic button, the BCM will keep the courtesy lamps ON for approximately
15 seconds. If the door locks are activated to the UNLOCK or LOCK position
or if the ignition switch is turned to either the RUN or CRANK position, the courtesy
lamps will turn OFF immediately. The BCM will also keep the courtesy lamps ON for
approximately 40 seconds after an alarm event is completed.
Battery Rundown Protection/Inadvertent Power
The body control module (BCM) inadvertent power courtesy lamps supply voltage
circuit provides battery positive voltage to all of the interior courtesy lamps. In
the event that any of these lamps were to remain illuminated for a period of more
than 20 minutes with the ignition switch in the OFF position, the BCM will
deactivate the inadvertent power courtesy lamps supply voltage circuit to prevent
a total battery discharge condition. Only when the ignition switch is cycled back
to the RUN position will the BCM reset the internal timer and reactivate the inadvertent
power courtesy lamps supply voltage circuit.
The BCM also utilizes the inadvertent power courtesy lamps supply voltage circuit
as a courtesy lamp request signal circuit when none of the lamps in the circuit are
illuminated. When a reading lamp switch is activated, the BCM receives the request
for lamp illumination and switches to supplying voltage to the inadvertent power courtesy
lamps supply voltage circuit.
Interior Switch and Control Illumination
The second group includes lamps which illuminate the interior switches, controls,
and displays that may or may not be dimmed. This group may use a combination of LED,
incandescent lamps, and vacuum fluorescent (VF) displays.
The door lock and window switches are supplied voltage through the FRT PRK LAMPS
fuse and cannot be dimmed. These lamps will be illuminated at full intensity whenever
the park lamps are ON.
This second list of components are supplied voltage through the body control
module (BCM) and can be dimmed.
• | Headlamp and panel dimmer switch |
• | HVAC control head assembly |
• | Instrument panel cluster (IPC) via class 2 signal |
• | Rear window wiper/washer switch |
When the ignition switch is turned to the RUN position, the radio VF displays
turn ON at maximum brightness. When the park lamps are ON, all dimmable incandescent
back lighting illuminate at the dimming level indicated by the I/P dimmer switch and
all the other back lighting lamps illuminate at full intensity. At the same time all
VF displays dim to match the indicated dimming level. The panel dimmer switch potentiometer
is an input to the BCM. When the driver selects a dimming setting by moving the I/P
dimming switch potentiometer, all dimmable incandescent back lighting lamps are provided
with a specific voltage. When the I/P dimmer switch is moved from MIN to MAX, all
VF displays, as well as all dimmable incandescent back lighting respond from minimum
intensity to maximum brightness in response to the I/P dimmer switch The grounding
for all of the incandescent back lighting lamps is provided by G105 and G106.