Courtesy Lighting not working on S40

newvolvoowner · Post by **newvolvoowner** » 22 Jul 2010, 09:38

I have a 2005 S40 T5. When I unlock the doors with keyfob and when I open a door, the courtesy lighting does not come on.
However, when the car is on the lights will work when I turn them on. Checked fuses and no problem there. Is there an obvious fix I am not thinking of?

Post by **billofdurham** » 22 Jul 2010, 12:48

Welcome to Matthew's Volvo Site.

On the interior lighting switch panel there are three switches. The middle switch is for the courtesy lighting. It has three positions:

Press the left side of the switch: the interior courtesy lighting is always on.
Neutral position: the interior courtesy lighting comes on when a door is opened and is switched off by a dimmer when the door is closed.
Press the right side of the switch: the interior courtesy lighting is always off.

Check the switch to see if it has been pressed to the right.

Bill.

newvolvoowner · Post by **newvolvoowner** » 23 Jul 2010, 12:52

Thanks Bill.
I found that interior switch panel and checked all three settings and when I have it in the neutral position the lights still don't work when a door is opened.