Ford Kuga

 Service Manual

Exterior Lighting » Exterior Lighting (Overview)
Door entry illumination

On some models, the door entry lamps are installed in the external mirrors.

The door entry lamps should illuminate the ground in the immediate vicinity of the front doors; they are equipped with white bulbs, which are installed in the underside of the mirror.

The door entry illumination is switched on when one of the doors or the tailgate are opened, or if an unlocking command is detected and the following conditions are satisfied:

• Vehicle Ignition is off.
• Reverse gear is not engaged.
• The vehicle speed is below 7 km/h.

The door entry illumination is switched off if one of the following conditions is satisfied:

• The ignition is selected on.
• Reverse gear is engaged.
• The vehicle speed exceeds 7 km/h.
• More than 25 seconds have elapsed since the tailgate was closed or a central locking command was determined.
• The time set for the battery protection function for the interior lighting has elapsed.
• More than 5 seconds have elapsed since the doors and the tailgate were closed.
• More than 5 seconds have elapsed since a central locking command was received and the all doors and the tailgate were closed.

Front headlamps

Combined rain sensor/light sensor

Autolamps

Headlamp switch-off delay

Turn signals

Door entry illumination

Rear Lighting