Courtesy Interior Dome Light Override

[ToadSpool]

Just wondering if anyone has been able to turn off their two front Reading/Courtesy lights that automatically come on when the car turns off or the doors open. I went through all the Personalization settings in the "Infotainement" options, but only once... (perhaps by some coincidence) did they remain off when I opened the door. I REALLY hate that there is no way, at least to my knowledge, to turn off the two front interior dome lights. It bugs me, especially when you can override the rear dome light, but not the front two.

Any suggestions??? Please!
-thanks

 

[dvn]

I just got my car and briefly looked through the settings but you can have them turn off when the door is opened. I believe it's in the Config, Vehicle setting, Lighting, Delay. Don't quote me exactly, but something along those lines. If you set it to off, all lighting and audio will turn off when the door is opened or when the key is turned off. I can't remember which but give it a try.

 

[SonicBoy24]

I am also curious as to how to do this, haven't been able to figure it out and those settings didn't work, unless I missed something...

 

[Eric Smit]

... isn't there a switch on the light? Middle is auto, one way is on, one way is off.


-Eric Smit

 

[RS Turbo]

Easy pull the bulbs! no lights now....

 

[Red Sonic LT]

... isn't there a switch on the light? Middle is auto, one way is on, one way is off.


-Eric Smit

I believe he is talking about the ones, right in front of the rear view mirror.

And I also have not been able to find a way around this, through the settings options.

 

[RS Turbo]

I believe he is talking about the ones, right in front of the rear view mirror.

And I also have not been able to find a way around this, through the settings options.

Easy pull the bulbs!

 

[Eric Smit]

I believe he is talking about the ones, right in front of the rear view mirror.

And I also have not been able to find a way around this, through the settings options.

Rereading his post, you are correct. My bad.


-Eric Smit

 

[Jeraime1741]

I did those steps on the radio....didn't do anything

 

[Swordsmith]

I'm in same boat, no setting seems to stop this, and it is irritating.

 

[Chevrolet Customer Care]

I'm in same boat, no setting seems to stop this, and it is irritating.

Just read the Owner's Manual instructions and sounds like you guys are doing everything correctly and maybe the override feature is just not working. I will continue to look for an answer to see what if we're all missing something and get back to you.

Please post if you talk to your dealer or get it to work.

Vanessa
GM Customer Service

 

[firstorbit84]

Why do guys want them off?

 

[Eric Smit]

so they derp in the back seat without getting out of the car.


-Eric Smit

 

[Swordsmith]

Why would you want to pull up to a nice quiet spot, turn off the car, and sit in it and talk for a while without having the interior lights come on and announce your presence?

Why would you want to pull up to the driveway and sit and talk for a few minutes before going inside without, again, having to sit through several minutes in which anyone glancing out the windows can see straight into your car?

If either of those questions makes any sense to you, you may wish to have your doctor check either your hormone levels or your memory, since you seem to have no... er, desire to talk nor memory of such. In a Shakespeare sort of a sense. Am I the only one who saw Much Ado About Nothing? Try and keep up with me people!

Some people also suggested this relates in some way to smoking, I'm not clear on that one, never really smoked anything but tires.

 

[firstorbit84]

sorry, I guess its been a while since I've been dating. my wife and I just go inside to fool around.

 

[Bogus]

I'd like a button to kill the interior lights. Some GM vehicles have that.

 

[firstorbit84]

It'd be pretty easy to wire up an override switch

 

[Bogus]

Yeah like a small button that kills the voltage going through the power to the lights. Problem solved.

fixed*

 

[ThatTmoGuy]

Open the cars doors, pull a few fuses to find out what shuts what off. Blow and bridge that fuse with a fused switch. I had to do that for a few things to work right on this old pos Mercury topaz I had to drive for a month or two.

 

[Swordsmith]

while I am happy to DIY changes to make my Sonic do things GM never intended, I think this is one where they may have made a mistake and I would rather see them fix it for everyone.