Hi folks

FL2 Newbi here so be gentle

Generally happy with my new purchase but just wandering is it normal for the boot light to be on all the time e.g. when you are in it and driving or whilst parked up with the engine off. It does however go off when you lock the vehicle?
If this should not be the case aside from removing the bulb any ideas for sorting and rectifying this unless it is normal?

Thanks in advance!

Tom

I don't think that's normal. Could the previous owner have wired the lamp into the power supply to the accessory socket? The two are pretty close together. MY13 Santorini Black SD4 HSE

Never looked in the boot while driving but I checked the circuit diagram and the light in the boot should only be on when the interior lights are on. There is only one dimmer for the interior lights, the footwell lights and the light in the boot, they should all go on and off together.

Just wondering. On opening the back door the light does stay on for a good while then goes off automatically. Never actually timed it. If it stays on for say hours I would look at the back door switch

May bit a obtuse but possibly the previous owner modified it to carry around a pet. I have a rescue parrot that often gets moved in the FL2 and it took it ages to be able to travel in the dark so we had to put on the interior lights.

So no it should drop off as do the interior lights once moving so you need to establish what is keeping it live be it a duff switch or a modification. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Thanks folks.. The only reason i spotted it was I parked up turned the engine off (it was about 10pm) I heard a noise outside behind the car when i looked round so see what it was I noticed a glow coming from the passenger side rear where the load cover doesn't fully cover the back of the boot... I did the obvious n checked the tailgate was fully closed and thats how I noticed the light only goes off when I lock the vehicle from the fob???

Soz guys I don't know anything about car electrics. Can I just remove the bulb or will this cause other issues like bulbs blowing? Or if I ignore it will it cause more problems??

Once again thanks in advance

Tom

If you feel you do not need light in the boot yes just remove the bulb. A good auto electrician should be able to tackle it in no time at all. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

I'm not an auto electrician either, but for my 2-pennyworth, I would say that, yes, the light being on will gradually drain your battery, which would be likely to lead to other undesirable issues, especially if your car is unused for a few days. I think you could safely remove the bulb without this causing any other problem - but other wiser forum members may come along to correct me... Currently enjoying:
2011 Freelander 2 TD4 XS (SOLD)
2013 BMW X3 20D M-Sport Auto
2007 Jaguar XK 4.2 Coupe

Not right, I can leave the tailgate open & the light goes out after a matter of minutes.

Nick (Now Sold). 2008 Freelander 2 (Nazca Sand) SE TD4 Auto. Statutory write off & on WOVR for hail damage but still road legal.
171037Km as of 09/05/22
Superchips Bluefin Flash
Nanocom Evo II (also sold)

It goes off roughly in 5 minutes in my car. But I have removed it anyway as it was a pain while trying to get to sleep in the car while camping. The cover simply unclips with a bit of force, but not too much, & pop the globe out. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

In MY13 onwards the boot lamp goes on and off in time with the interior lights. The boot door, like any other door, on the latter FL2s just signals to the central system that a door is ajar/open. The central system then seems to fade the the interior lights on and off. I don't understand the logic, it seems to depend upon several things including the central locking.

After wondering about this question, I had the oporpuntity today, on my run to the rubbish dump (now known as the recycling centre), to observe the workings of my boot lamp.

I wish that somewhere there was a little book of FL2 logic because sometimes my car defies me. For example I discovered the other day that the windscreen wipers do not fully work if the bonnet is ajar. Caused me a bit of worry for a while. (yes I know it was telling me on the instrument panel, but I was too busy looking at the wipers. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 76k+ miles) (MY2015)

Here is a post to muddy the waters .......


http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic30407.html


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Or was it Puddle the waters

Well thanks everyone ! Seems like the green oval logic strikes again providing its not going to cause any other issues I will look to removing the bulb in the first instance unless anyone knows a good (reasonably priced) auto elec in the north west

Cheers
T

My previous 07 Reg freelander 2 did the same boot lamp on all the time it was caused by a broken microswitch in the boot latch.