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Yep, 5 miles out of Church Stretton, around 15 miles south of Shrewsbury or Telford. If you're here again, let me know!

All the best, Steve

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Thanks for the help. I have had the battery disconnected for 3 days, but in my case reconnecting didn't solve the problem  :(  I don't think its the light switch because when the courtesy lights are off (driving lights on) pulling the light switch out works as expected and the action seems nice and firm. I do think it is related to the central locking. When I bought the car one of the declared faults was that front passenger side central locking didn't work, but it did (!), for a while, then it stopped again. If these lights go out after 30 mins, presumeably when the ECU goes to sleep (?), the battery drain should be quite small, so I'm just going to leave fuse 7 in and see what happens. Maybe I'll try slamming the drivers door a dozen times - but who knows whatelse may stop working!

All the best,


Steve

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Thanks to all those who have taken the trouble to respond to this.

A little more information on my problem:

On exiting and locking the car, the courtesy lights turn off after around 30 minutes. They are definitely still on after 20 minutes.

Also, it would appear that my deadlocking is not working, as a second press of the 'close button' or a second anticlockwise turn on the drivers door lock has no apparent effect, nor indication (I seem to remember from previous Omegas you got an indicator light flash, but that was almost 20 years ago?).

Does this suggest the drivers door lock is the culprit?

All the best, Steve

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That's correct - the map reading lights that are controlled overhead are working OK. The switch for the faulty lights is on the driving light switch unit.

All the best,


Steve

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Hi, this is my first post and I'm hoping that one of you experts can help with an odd problem that I have.

My car is an MV6 3.2L 2003 model, I have owned it for about 3 months. It generally seems to have been well maintained and cared for.

I recently noticed that the drivers central console courtesy lights were on all the time, both whilst driving and even when the car was shut and locked. I disable them when the car is not in use by removing fuse 7.

However, upon investigation, the courtesy lights go out when the driving lights are on. When the driving lights are on I can turn the courtesy back on by (i) opening any of the doors, one by one, suggesting that the door switches are working OK or (ii) pulling out the usual 'lights on' switch on the dash, suggesting that this is also working OK.

I have had the battery disconnected for 3 days to see whether the old 'reset' trick would work (and checked the battery was fully charged whilst it was out), but no, the problem still persists.

If anyone has any advice I'd be grateful!

All the best,


Steve

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