No way to turn on interior lights??
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was98strat
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monsta said:
LOL
Try using the Switch locate right by Either the map lights (front) or the dome light (middle)
was98strat said:
What was so funny about my question!? (uhm)
The switch by the map lights doesn't turn on anything. It is only a defeat switch so that they won't come on when you open the door.
The dome light switch out back, for one, cannot be reached by the driver and two, it will not turn on all the lights.
Canadian models must be different...
You got a pic of your maplights and controls on it?
Monsta
Ok if you didn't get shown from day one I can understand your confusion. If you want overhead lights in the front seat area there is a switch to the north of each white light (just like airplane light switches). Secondly the second row your correct you have to switch to full on (this position will kill the battery if you forget to change it to "door"). As for a fast way to turn on the lights in a majic way is to push the "unlock" on your key fob and the interior lights will illuminate if in the "door" position.....
Hope that helps.....
Ok if you didn't get shown from day one I can understand your confusion. If you want overhead lights in the front seat area there is a switch to the north of each white light (just like airplane light switches). Secondly the second row your correct you have to switch to full on (this position will kill the battery if you forget to change it to "door"). As for a fast way to turn on the lights in a majic way is to push the "unlock" on your key fob and the interior lights will illuminate if in the "door" position.....
Hope that helps.....
I know how to operate the lights individually. 
I was looking for the "switch" to turn them all on is all. Guess there isn't one.
Good call on the key fob. I'll have to try it.
Kinda silly omission to me. If someone needs to see their child in the back at night there is no way for them to turn on the back light. Well...there isn't a switch for it anyway...
I was looking for the "switch" to turn them all on is all. Guess there isn't one.
Good call on the key fob. I'll have to try it.
Kinda silly omission to me. If someone needs to see their child in the back at night there is no way for them to turn on the back light. Well...there isn't a switch for it anyway...
was98strat
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monsta said:I know how to operate the lights individually.
I was looking for the "switch" to turn them all on is all. Guess there isn't one.
Good call on the key fob. I'll have to try it.
Kinda silly omission to me. If someone needs to see their child in the back at night there is no way for them to turn on the back light. Well...there isn't a switch for it anyway...
sorry, if I sounded "off" but you didn't ask about a way to turn them ALL on at the same time, you just asked if there was a way to turn on interior lights. I would agree with the other poster about using the keyfob. besides you would want to turn them all on while you're driving, that's incredibly unsafe!
was98strat
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monsta said:My orginal post ...or use them individually.
Key fob trick doesn't work.
Lights on are not necessarily unsafe and certainly not incredibly unsafe!
Actually it is Incredibly unsafe. Here are the reasons why
1) Needing lights means it's night time. Turning on the lights ruins your light vision for an extended period of time
2) turning on the lights means you are trying to do something in the car that takes your attention away from the road
Yes the ke\y fob doesn't work when it's in the ignition (I suspect for the reas\ons outlined above)
just my $0.02 worth
rodslinger
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was98strat said:
....or you are stopped in a dark area and don't want to open the door to activate the lights and don't want to get out of the driver seat in the event you gotta haul ass out of there... Sometimes you just want to turn on the damn lights.
was98strat
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rodslinger said:
Must be a symptom of American society (jk). We don't have too many areas like that up here in Canada. Having said If the area was such that you might have to "haul ass oiut of there" Then why stop there seems unsafe. Anyway Having all the interior lights on at night while driving IS a safety issue. If you turn off the engine, all the interior lights do come on without having to unlock the doors.
<rant mode on>
Anyway this feature may exist in other markets, but I bet Mazda (and other manufacturers) choose carefully about what features to have in the US. The American market is overly litigious. just like you are not supposed to use the NAV system while driving, watch soon you'll start seeing law suits over people getting into an accident because of their nav systems
BTW, the same thing is starting to happen in Canada, it's truly sad, no one takes responsibiltiy for their actions anymore. It's pathetic!
Reminds me Someone who sued chrysler because they put their jeep through the garage door when they put he car into drive. THe basis was the pedals were too close together. I drove one of those and That person was a moron! The pedals feel different and the car sound differnet when you step on the gas instead of the brake. But still they won the suit!!
<rant mode off>
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rodslinger
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was98strat said:
While I don't necessarily disagree with your points, I do usually bring up the other point of view just to make sure all opinions are covered.
My problem with the assumption that the interior light will create problems with night vision is that you aren't using true night vision when driving a vehicle at night. Real night vision is used when walking at night under moonlight with no artificial lighting, or walking thought your house at night with no lights. Driving a 3000 pound rolling flashlight with potentially 300 watts of forward lighting is not the same. You are more or less in a mixed mode using both rods and cones for visual performance.
Real night vision does take 45 minutes to several hours to adjust depending on previous conditions. But lighting transitions experienced during driving such as passing an oncoming vehicle at night or going into/out of a tunnel are adjusted to very quickly. Usually under a second.
If adjusting to an interior light were such a problem then we would all be experiencing serious issues after each pair of headlights in our eyes we pass each night. God forbid I end up in a ditch after passing that well lit gas station and can't see my next turn.
My opinion is that glare and object reflection on the glass from interior lighting is more of a problem than adjust to the subtle lighting change.
You want to take up a cause... Those DRL lights you Canuks started using up there is a pain in the ass for us down here in the states for auto makers that started to adopt them. I come across so many drivers with DRL equipped vehicles that fail to turn on the full headlights during rain and night driving conditions. I guess these idiots don't realize that DRL's usually don't actiave the tail and side markers making them invisible from the rear during rain and while driving at night.
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was98strat
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rodslinger said:
Good point, but the DRL's don't turn on any of the interior gauge illumination, so you have to turn on the lights when it gets dark.
Though I disagree with you on the night vision. Car headlights are not aimed straight at you so you don't get the full effect. The interior lights while not ained at you either are much closer proximity so have a net greater effect. If you've ever turned on your interior lights at night after you've been driving for a bit, you know that it takes your eyes a few minutes to adjust to the dark again. during that time your vision is reduced.
DRL's are one of the single simplest and greatest improvements in vehicle visibility in years. Now If We could just get drivers to stop using their cell phones and playing with their nav systems while driving.
anyway. enough said. All the interio lights can only be turned on using 1 of 3 methods
1) open door
2) use key fob to unlock
3) turn off ignition
