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2020 Honda Civic Type R Owners Manual - Interior Lights



Interior Lights

Interior Light Switches


ON

The interior lights come on regardless of whether the doors are open or closed.

Door activated

The interior lights come on in the following situations:

  • When any doors are opened.
  • You unlock the driver’s door.
  • When the power mode is set to VEHICLE OFF.

Models without smart entry system

You remove the key from the ignition switch.

Models with smart entry system

When the power mode is set to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK).

OFF

The interior lights remain off regardless of whether the doors are open or closed.

In the door activated position, the interior lights fade out and go off about 30 seconds after the doors are closed.

The lights go off after about 30 seconds in the following situations:

When you unlock the driver’s door but do not open it.

Models without smart entry system

When you remove the key from the ignition switch but do not open a door.

Models with smart entry system

When you set the power mode to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK) but do not open a door.

You can change the interior lights dimming time.

The interior lights go off immediately in the following situations:

  • When you lock the driver’s door.
  • When you turn the ignition switch to ON (w*1).

Models without smart entry system

When you close the driver’s door with the key in the ignition switch.

Models with smart entry system

When you close the driver’s door in ACCESSORY mode.

Map Lights


The map lights can be turned on and off by pressing the lenses.

To avoid draining the battery, do not leave the interior light on for an extended length of time when the engine is off.

If you leave any of the doors open in VEHICLE OFF (LOCK) mode, or without the key in the ignition switch, the interior lights go off after about 15 minutes.

Models with moonroof

When the front interior light switch is in the door activated position and any door is open, the map light will not go off when you press the lens.