2004 volvo xc90 interior light master switch

huzzsaba · Post by **huzzsaba** » 20 Oct 2015, 17:01

Is there anyway to turn the interior lights off on our xc90s? I run into this problem every camping trip when the car doors are opened frequently causing the battery to drain.

I have replaced the battery and have yet to see if this problem persists with the new battery, but it would be nice to shut the lights off so that they don't always turn on when I open the doors.

Ou2mame · Post by **Ou2mame** » 20 Oct 2015, 23:13

Pull the fuse?

Post by **cn90** » 21 Oct 2015, 08:11

Once the doors are opened, hit the dome switch to turn lights off.
However, some lights (passenger foot area) may still be on.

huzzsaba · Post by **huzzsaba** » 21 Oct 2015, 15:17

cn90 wrote:Once the doors are opened, hit the dome switch to turn lights off.
However, some lights (passenger foot area) may still be on.

That is what I do.

I am looking for a way to turn off the lights via a switch like in the olden days. Maybe Volvo didnt make a master switch after the s70s?
I checked the fuses and there is no one fuse for the interior lights. If I were to pull out what I think is for the light, I risk losing more than the lights.

Hopefully the new battery will solve my issues.

Post by **FLXC90** » 21 Oct 2015, 18:03

http://new.volvocars.com/ownersdocs/200 ... a.htm#pg61 Here it says you can override the automatic function, other than that I guess you just have to leave the doors open, the lights will go out after ten minutes, so the critters will have to root around your car in the dark

huzzsaba · Post by **huzzsaba** » 22 Oct 2015, 07:18

Thanks for the reply. So this morning out of curiosity, i hit the main light switch button for 5 seconds and voila! I was able to open all doors without the lights coming on. The lights in the footwell do come on, but thats no big deal.

thanks