Switching on/off glove compartment light, function - GF82.20-P-2014S

MODEL 220 

Switching on the glove compartment light 

The glove compartment illumination with switch (E13/2) switches on when the glove compartment is opened.

The glove compartment light is switched off 

• when the glove compartment is closed or
• automatically to protect the vehicle battery when there is no activity on the bus for 15 minutes.

Switching back on after automatic switch-off 

If the light has switched off after no activity is present on the bus for 15 minutes, it is switched back on only after the bus has been activated by opening a door, etc.

In this case it cannot be switched back on by closing the glove compartment and opening it again.

Power supply/control 

The glove compartment illumination with switch (E13/2) is supplied with + 12 V by a separate output on the right front SAM control module (N10/7). Power is present at this output up to 15 minutes following the last activity on the CAN bus. A switch is integrated into the light, which switches the light on and off when the glove compartment is opened and closed.