Hood light (front luggage comp)

[Bobiam]

The interior lights have a delay period that they go through when the car is shut off. Perhaps the trunks are just doing the same thing? Perhaps only happens when the trunks are first opened and closed???

Somehow you discovered this front trunk problem without doing your voltmeter test. I'm sure that you would not do that test just for the fun of it. You had a strong suspicion about it.

If you have gone 3 or so days without using the car and the batt has not died, the trunk lights are not on.

And when you just open a trunk after a day, are they already reallllllly hot?

Bob

[tolum]

To answer your question, the voltage is always there after 20 minutes.
I did look under driver seat to look at the alarm cpu. There is a kind of wire with a gold connector on it that is loose unplug. Is this normal? What is that cable an antenna or what?

Thierry

[Burg Boxster]

The front/rear trunk lights are like a 3way switch in a house. If the front switch is on/open, both the rear and front trunk lights will illuminate. So your problem could be either one but I suspect the front one is bad (seem more common as it's subject to much more wear/tear). Anyhow, the car should shut off the trunk lights after 2 hours automatically to prevent battery drain but good idea to remove both bulbs until you fix the problem.

In the mean time, I'd check the (distilled) water level in your battery and top off if needed. Then put it on a maintainer overnight to get it back up to optimum condition.

[tolum]

But Burg, it is normal that when I unplug the harness (2 wires) that goes to the front trunk latch, the light stays on anyway? Where is the switch that turn on/off the light?

[tolum]

It is normal that yellow lights in the door handles & the one named Orientation light (next to the interior alarm sensors) stays on all the time like the front & rear trunk & glove box???

[OldBlevins]

If you want to shorten the timer delay in turning off the lights, I believe the manual says to lock your car. That shortens the period the lights stay on to just a couple of minutes (even if the trunk lid is open).

[Lil bastard]

like I said in your other thread, sounds like either the ignition switch or alarm box to me.

Start by replcing the ignition switch because it's the easiest and the cheapest (around $10 for the Meyle generic).