Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Lighting - Interior Lights Inop. or Won't Turn OFF


Lighting - Interior Lights Inop. or Won't Turn OFF



SI M61 14 06



General Electrical Systems



October 2006



Technical Service



This Service Information bulletin supersedes S.M. M61 201 03 dated October 2002-2006.



SUBJECT



Interior Light not Working



MODEL



R50, R53 Cooper, Cooper S



SITUATION



The interior light, the footwell lights and the luggage-compartment light are not working or cannot be switched off.



CAUSE



The automatic interior lighting function is deactivated during series production for all versions of MINI.



PROCEDURE



The automatic interior lighting function can be activated and deactivated again by pressing and holding the interior light switch.



To toggle between these two states, the interior light switch must be pressed and held for:



-5 Seconds for vehicles up to August 2003



-8 Seconds for vehicles from September 2003



This functionality is also described in the Owner's Handbook (although the actual times are not specified).

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