How do you turn off the interior lights in a Ford Explorer?

How do you turn off the interior lights in a Ford Explorer?

By default, interior lights illuminates when you open the door on Ford Explorer. You can’t turn them off, there is no button or switch to turn them off. This is standard feature on many Ford vehicles and a lot of people have been asking to disable it.

Why does the door ajar light stay on?

Usually, the door ajar light is going to be caused by a bad door jamb switch. If the vehicle has recently been in an accident (like a bad one), the door jamb switch may no longer be making proper contact with the door.

Why does my car say the door is open when its not?

The car’s computer monitors the switch and alerts the driver when it thinks one of the doors isn’t closed all the way through. This is a safety measure to prevent any doors from opening while you are driving.

How does the car know the door is open?

A push switch in the door frame is pushed in when the door is closed and pops open, allowing electrical current to flow when the door is open. That same switch tells the computer to indicate the door is open on the dashboard display. As others have said there is a button that the door presses on when the door is shut.

How do you fix a car door switch?

How to Replace a Car Door Switch

1. Step 1 – Purchase Correct Door Switch.
2. Step 2 – Remove Trim.
3. Step 3 – Pop Out Switch.
4. Step 4 – Remove Door Panel.
5. Step 5 – Disconnect Wire Harness.
6. Step 6 – Replace Switch.
7. Step 7 – Reassemble the Door.

How do you turn off the lights when the door is open?

If you open the door on those cars,you can push and turn the button clockwise and it will stay in that position with lights turned off. So I went to my local UPull and got couple of them for my van side door.

How do you manually turn off car lights?

Usually, it has a 3-way slider switch. The middle position is for door lights, left for on and right for off. If your light is on when the switch is in the middle position, check for any doors that are not properly closed. There could be also a timer for the switching off t the light that is prebuild into the car.