Courtesy interior lights - a glitch!

OK, it's my turn to post up a problem:

Only noticed this in the last week or so. When you open your doors, the interior lights are supposed to come on automatically.

Both of my lights have stopped doing this, regardless of which door I open. Trigger switches look OK, and the lights themselves are fine (if you set them to "permanently on", they light up as normal). I've checked the fuses, and everything's grand.

So...errm..... what's causing it? 

BOYBIMMERM3 wrote: i think there is a seperate relay to control the interior lights coming on when the door is opened, i would check that first.

OK, thanks.... Now have to try and find where this ******* relay is....

AndyS wrote: According to the Bentley manual, the courtesy light control module lives in the "drivers" footwell (LHD). Might be worth a look.

...passenger footwell then...... Time for some bodily contortions....

phb10186 wrote: Can you let me know how you got on with that interior light problem, since I also have the same problem on my 635, Thanks Horsetan.

Et tu, Brutus?

UKDaveJ wrote: Any news HT? Please enlighten us with answers.......

Right, that little relay wasn't where people said it was. Not above passenger footwell, anyway, although the "electronic gong" IS there.

So next weekend will focus on what's above the driver's footwell....

Brucey wrote: -after you have sorted out this little conundrum you will be in a good postion to give limbo dancing lessons.....

Remind me to find you a lough into which you can take a running jump....