2020 Jeep Renegade Owners Manual - Interior Lights

Interior Lights

Rotate the ambient dimmer control upward or downward to increase or decrease the brightness of the ambient light located in the overhead console, door handle lights, lower instrument panel lights, door map pocket lights, and cubby bin lights.

With the parking lights or headlights on, rotate the instrument panel dimmer control upward or downward to increase or decrease the brightness of the instrument panel. The instrument panel dimmer has two positions at the top of the thumb wheel. The first top detent position puts the interior lighting into daytime mode and the very top detent position illuminates all the interior lights. The bottom detent position of the instrument panel dimmer dims the internal backlights to their lowest dimmable setting and disables the interior lights.

Headlight Switch

FRONT LIGHTS

The courtesy lights are mounted between the sun visors above the rear view mirror. The light switches are used to turn the lights on or off.

Driver’s Courtesy Lights

Courtesy Light Switches

To operate the courtesy lights, push either the driver or passenger light switch.

Note:

• Before exiting the vehicle, make sure that the interior lights are turned off. This will prevent the battery from discharging once the doors are closed.

• If a light is left on, it will automatically be turned off after approximately 15 minutes after the ignition is in the OFF position.

REAR LIGHTS

Push the button on the rear dome light once to turn the light on, and the lights will remain on at all times. Push the button a second time to turn the light off, and the lights will remain off at all times.

Rear Dome Light Button

VEHICLES WITH RETRACTABLE ROOF

For vehicles equipped with a retractable roof, there are two interior lights located above the grab handles of the rear doors.

Rear Interior Light

The lights come on by opening any of the doors.

DOME LIGHT TIMING

The Dome Light will automatically illuminate when the doors are unlocked, the doors are opened or after the doors are closed.

Timing Entering The Vehicle

The dome lights illuminate in the following ways:

• When the doors are unlocked, the dome light will illuminate for approximately 27 seconds.

• When one of the doors is opened, the dome light will illuminate for approximately three minutes.

• When the doors are closed, the dome light will automatically shut off after approximately 27 seconds.

The timing stops once the ignition is placed in the ON/RUN position.

The dome light will turn off under any of the following conditions:

• The dome light is disabled when the ignition is placed in the ON/RUN position.

• The dome lights will turn off automatically when the doors are locked.

• The dome lights will automatically turn off after approximately 15 minutes of inactivity to preserve the battery.

Timing Exiting The Vehicle

The dome light will illuminate under the following conditions when the ignition is placed to the OFF position and the key is removed:

• The dome light will illuminate for 27 seconds after the ignition is placed in the OFF position.

• The opening of one of the doors (approximately three minutes).

• After closing a door (approximately 27 seconds).

The dome light timing is disabled when the doors are locked.