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The door switches come out of the frame after removing one screw. If it is not a switch perhaps a wire has chafed and is shorting to the metal. If you take the switches out and the light goes off you have found the problem switch, but if it is a wire it might be harder.
There is no control box, just plain wiring.
There was someone on here before Xmas who had mouse in the car, chewed through the seatbelt and some cables, could that be the problem?
2020 blue SZ5 (one of the last to be registered in the UK)
Ex 2011 Blue Jimny SZ4
Northumberland Jimny Blog
Just had another thought, my interior lights come on when I unlock the car, at least for a few seconds and then go out, so there must be some sort of relay/timer connected to the interior light from the unlock mechanism, perhaps that has failed.
Do the lights go out when you lock the car with all doors closed? If they do it might well be the lock/unlock box. If they stay on when you lock the car it still looks like a switch or wire.
Does the light go out, if you move the switch on the light to off? I think mine is three position, Off, door activated or on, if it stays on regardless, I then suspect the light fitting or switch in the light.
2020 blue SZ5 (one of the last to be registered in the UK)
Ex 2011 Blue Jimny SZ4
Northumberland Jimny Blog
Many Thanks for your advice, it gives me some avenues to check out. Incidentally the key fob operated central locking ceased to work late yesterday.
The interior light will switch off using the built in 3 position switch in the OFF position, but remains ON when placed in the central position, door operated, So, it appears to be either the door switch(s) and or the door locking component that is causing the fault, or an earth short somewhere in the wiring.
Thank You All for offering your advice, thankfully the fault has been traced to the spade connector on the rear door switch which had corroded through and sheared off, making a short to earth from the tattered remains of the spade connector.
The offending wire has been isolated and everything is now back to normal, and the central locking system is also operating as it should. A replacement door switch is on order and will be fitted in the fullness of time.
If anyone wants or needs a Central locking control module, I have one available from a "breaker", it works fine.
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