Mike,
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Try using a search term like 2017 Ford Explorer Interior Lights. That got me
a bunch of sites that say "can't do it", and one Explorer forum:Â
https://www.explorerforum.com/forums/index.php?threads/help-setting-dark-mode-in-2017-to-keep-interior-lights-off-when-doors-are-opened.448785/
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that talks about reprogramming one of the computers to give a menu item that
lets you set the Dark Mode option (usually only enabled for police
vehicles/Interceptor option). It takes a long read to get to it, though.Â
There seems to be a difference between pre-2017 vehicles and 2017 and up. Â
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Alternatively, try 2017 Ford Explorer Interior Lights Fuse, and you'll get
conflicting answers. It might be in the owners manual, but I checked it on
line and there is no fuse specifically labeled for dome or interior lights for
that year. Good Luck!
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Jim O'Connor
South Rim Coordinator
Grand Canyon Star Party
gcsp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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In a message dated 9/9/2018 1:35:16 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mikemac@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
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My wifeâs car is a 2017 Ford Explorer. (3.5 liter turbo,w/ 4wd) Like I said,
I looked in the userâs manual and couldnât find anything in it about
disabling the âexit illuminationâ. I also Googled for it and didnât find
anything useful. (Doesnât mean much as I could be using the wrong magical
search term.)
Mike McDonald
mikemac@xxxxxxxxxxx
On Sep 9, 2018, at 10:28 AM, Bill VanOrden <beevo1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
I can understand. Give me the Year/Engine and let me look this up in my
service information. As most police departments are running the Ford SUV
instead of the Police Interceptor I would expect this to be programmable. It
might not be well documented anymore.
I did a 8 year stint servicing police vehicles, mostly Ford.
Beevo
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BTW, IF the Explorer has the same electrical philosophy as Mazda, since Ford
built all our Mazdas, the design structure was changed over 15 years ago
(we've had Ford and Mazda pickups since the 1980s) and made the dome lights
"lifetime", meaning dealer access only so I've used either a red gel or
rubylith covering with painter's tape, or a suitable Tupperware container
with a rubylith cover that fits over the dome fitting.Ã I tried my old trick
of pulling the interior lighting fuse on newer trucks, but around 2003 Ford
tied them into the fuel injector circuit, and if you pull the fuse, the
engine computer reads it as a fuel injector fault whether or not the key is
installed, and disables the computer.Ã It takes a pricey reset of the
computer to start the engine again.Ã Not fun at the the old Farnsworth Ranch
events.
Ã
Jim O'Connor
South Rim Coordinator
Grand Canyon Star Party
gcsp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
