Room Light Switch

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Measure the resistance between room light switch terminals.

Fig 1: Measuring Resistance Between Room Light Switch Terminals

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Switch position	Terminal No.	Standard
OFF	-	1 MΩ or more
ON	1 and 3	1.5±0.5 Ω
DOOR	2 and 3: Models without sunroof 1 and 2: Model with sunroof	1.5±0.5 Ω

Check the room light illumination condition.

Model without sunroof
Connect terminal No. 3 to the battery positive terminal and terminal No. 1 and No. 2 to the battery ground terminal.

Model with sunroof

Connect terminal No. 1 to the battery positive terminal and terminal No. 2 and No. 3 to the battery ground terminal.

Switch position	Light status
OFF	Light OFF
ON	Light ON
DOOR	Light ON

Replace the room light if it is found defective.