99 Boxster Question on interior door light behavior

[michael_J_brown]

Opening the door on my car will turn on the interior light only when the car is running.

In fact, the interior light will only work in any capacity when the car is running.

I do not believe this is the correct behavior. I read that the car will operate like this in dealership mode but the Porsche dealership says that my car does not have "modes".

Anyone have any ideas or can explain to me what could be happening?