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Ok i don't usually post in multiple places, but this is driving me nuts... Is it cause we don't have a sun roof we don't have a switch to turn on map lights when door unlocks and opens? Can't find any sorta setting in the system and no manual switch... The middle dome has a switch... If these are based off the touring they should have the feature... Unless they took the map light assembly from a sport hatch and didn't include the feature...I just need to know.. I can deal with it but I don't wanna deal with it if I am just missing something to turn this feature on..
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Ok i don't usually post in multiple places, but this is driving me nuts... Is it cause we don't have a sun roof we don't have a switch to turn on map lights when door unlocks and opens? Can't find any sorta setting in the system and no manual switch... The middle dome has a switch... If these are based off the touring they should have the feature... Unless they took the map light assembly from a sport hatch and didn't include the feature...I just need to know.. I can deal with it but I don't wanna deal with it if I am just missing something to turn this feature on..
There should be an on and off switch inbetween your map lights. This controls wether or not the lights will go on or stay off when you open the door. The light switch is right next to the sunroof switch. (Even if you don't have a sun roof, there should be an on and off switch).
 

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There should be an on and off switch inbetween your map lights. This controls wether or not the lights will go on or stay off when you open the door. The light switch is right next to the sunroof switch. (Even if you don't have a sun roof, there should be an on and off switch).
Mine doesn't have it!
 

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Anyone know how to wire this up to the main interior light? I don't know why they deleted the on/off/door switch for the map lights.
 

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if one or both of the map lights are left on accidentally ., the car will automatically shut them off when u lock the car or if it locks itself. try it
 


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if one or both of the map lights are left on accidentally ., the car will automatically shut them off when u lock the car or if it locks itself. try it
Do they turn on when you unlock the car?

edit – They turn on
 
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Do they turn on when you unlock the car?

Yes if you click them on and lock ur doors they automatically turn off and when u return they will turn back on and stays on even when u turn the car on..
 

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I too have no switch, it's just push on dome lights up front, I'd like the lights up front to turn on when the doors open and close and then dim out after.
 

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I too have no switch, it's just push on dome lights up front, I'd like the lights up front to turn on when the doors open and close and then dim out after.

Yeah don't think it's gonna happen,. since it's a hatch only the middle one does it ,. Also I think it's due to the fact that the type r main wires are also based off the sport model ,. I have a 2017 Touring and it has the extra switch due to the sunroof,. I'm gonna check and see if any of my hatches on the Honda lot have the switch and see if I can switch out and see if it works on the Type r model ,. Will let u know
 

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My LX Coupe does the same thing and I wish I could make them turn on automatically and dim with the dome. I've been hunting around my head unit for the option but no luck so far.
 


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Sorry to resurrect an ancient thread but I just noticed this in my 2019 fk8 as well and I'm not sure if this feature ever existed and I disabled it or not. Is someone else out there able to confirm if the map lights come on when you open your doors? Just the middle light turns on for me.
 

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Sorry to resurrect an ancient thread but I just noticed this in my 2019 fk8 as well and I'm not sure if this feature ever existed and I disabled it or not. Is someone else out there able to confirm if the map lights come on when you open your doors? Just the middle light turns on for me.
Not from the factory. There is a mod somewhere in these forums that shows you how to do it.
 

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Sorry to resurrect an ancient thread but I just noticed this in my 2019 fk8 as well and I'm not sure if this feature ever existed and I disabled it or not. Is someone else out there able to confirm if the map lights come on when you open your doors? Just the middle light turns on for me.
https://www.civicx.com/threads/map-light-mod.17081/

Here ya go. I did this mod. Love it! Only crappy thing is if you don’t want it on, you can’t do anything about it. Even switching the middle light from “door” to “off” the map lights will still come on everytime you open/ unlock the doors. Still love it though.
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