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Old 11-28-2007, 11:49 AM
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I tired the search engine but not luck... Okay so the Dome Light, i know the Left and the Right Switches are Spot Lights... but what does the "Center Switch" do? Is it sopuse to turn all teh lights on? mine seems to do nothing...
Old 11-28-2007, 12:33 PM
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when your door opens, the light will come on. you can change it so that it doesn't come on with the switch
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So that swicth is not a Light its-self?
Old 11-28-2007, 02:22 PM
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There is a center light in addition to the left and right "map lights". The center switch is a 3-way switch. 1 - center light off, 2 - center light comes on when either door is open, and 3 - center light on. If your center switch doesn't do anything then your center light buld may be burnt out.
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Originally Posted by programmatore
If your center switch doesn't do anything then your center light buld may be burnt out.

yes it does nothing...
Old 11-28-2007, 03:00 PM
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Open it up, pull the bulb out, and hit the auto store for a replacement. Really lights up the interior nicely, makes it easier to insert the key in the right place too!

Just go easy on the over-engineered fragile plastic!
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Originally Posted by AndyK
Open it up, pull the bulb out, and hit the auto store for a replacement. Really lights up the interior nicely, makes it easier to insert the key in the right place too!

Just go easy on the over-engineered fragile plastic!
Your sure there is a Center Light Bulb? Coz both my Side lights work fine... jus the Center Switch does nothing really...

Also what is that little button thing?, its like a Reset button for Handheld Divices...
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Originally Posted by Zookie
Your sure there is a Center Light Bulb? Coz both my Side lights work fine... jus the Center Switch does nothing really...
Okay. You got us. Can't get anything past you. The center switch does nothing.
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the center switch is a spare, just in case the other 2 switches burnout... those germans think of everything
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Originally Posted by programmatore
Okay. You got us. Can't get anything past you. The center switch does nothing.
lol okay, thanks

Any idea what that little Switch is, its like "Reset Button" fom a Handheld Device
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Are you talking about the pin hole to adjust the led brightness?
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Are you talking about the pin hole to adjust the led brightness?
is that what is it? what does it do?
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Originally Posted by Zookie
is that what is it? what does it do?
Originally Posted by Rob in WA
Are you talking about the pin hole to adjust the led brightness?
The L.E.D.s, the little ambient lights in your car, it adjusts how bright they are. There's one each door handle and a couple near the dome light.

Only MY01 and up have them.
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But the switch in the pin hole only adjusts the brightness ot two LED's 1) the LED on the driver's door handle (which illiminates the ingition switch) and 2) the LED on the front of the dome light (closest to the windshield) which illiminates the upper center console (horse shoe switches).
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How many Porsche owners does it take to change a light bulb? Six, one to ask the questions and five to debate how to do it!

Zookie, Your center light is burned out. The 1st attachemet contains the instructions on how to operate the dome lights. The 2nd attachemet shows the instructions on how change a bulb in the dome light housing.
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