Interior Lighting System: Other Ford Taurus VI

Courtesy Lamps

The courtesy lamps are controlled by the SJB . The courtesy lamp subsystem consists of the door ajar switches (part of the latch assembly), interior dome lamps, footwell lamps, RFA module (if equipped with Intelligent Access (IA)), instrument panel dimmer switch and the puddle lamps.

Demand Lamps

The demand lamps are controlled by the SJB via the battery saver relay. The demand lamps subsystem consists of the luggage compartment lamps, luggage compartment ajar switch (part of the latch assembly), all map/reading lamps, and the LH and RH vanity mirror lamps. The SJB energizes the battery saver relay to supply voltage to the demand lamps.

Ambient Lighting

The ambient lighting feature provides illumination to the center console cup holders, the storage bin, door map pockets and the front and rear footwells.

There are 3 different color LEDs (red, blue and green) housed within each LED assembly. By illuminating various color combinations, the LEDs are able to produce 7 different colors of ambient light. With each press of the ambient lighting select switch, the ILCM cycles through a different color variation. With each press of the ambient lighting dimmer switch, the ILCM changes the brightness setting of the ambient lighting or turns the ambient lighting feature off. The module retains the last color setting and brightness between uses.

Interior Lighting Delay

The interior lighting delay feature provides temporary illumination of the dimmable backlighting, the parking lamps and the courtesy lamps after the doors are opened and then closed. The interior lighting delay feature keeps the lamps on for a period of 25 seconds after all the doors or the liftgate is closed. If during the 25-second delay time the SJB detects that the ignition has been switched out of OFF, switched ON, or if the vehicle is locked using the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter or the keyless entry keypad, the lamp illumination is discontinued.

Illuminated Entry

The illuminated entry requests the dimmable backlighting, the parking lamps and the courtesy lamps, the dimmable backlighting and the ambient lighting (if equipped) to illuminate when the ignition is OFF and either the RKE transmitter UNLOCK button is pressed, or the vehicle is unlocked using the keyless entry keypad or driver door lock cylinder. The illuminated entry requests the lamps off after 25 seconds have elapsed, the ignition is switched out of OFF, switched ON, the RKE transmitter LOCK button is pressed, or the vehicle is locked using the keyless entry keypad.

Illuminated Exit

The illuminated exit requests the dimmable backlighting, the parking lamps and the courtesy lamps (except the puddle lamps) to illuminate for 25 seconds after all doors are closed and the ignition key is removed from the ignition lock cylinder (vehicles without IA ) or engine is turned OFF (vehicles with IA ). The illuminated exit deactivates when the ignition key is inserted into the ignition lock cylinder (vehicles without IA ), or the ignition mode is changed from OFF, turned ON (vehicles with IA ), a door, liftgate or decklid becomes ajar, or 25 seconds have elapsed.

Theater Lighting

The theater lighting option ramps-up the courtesy lamps over 0.7 second when courtesy lamp activation is requested. The theater lighting feature ramps-down the courtesy lamps over 1.7 seconds when interior lighting deactivation is requested by any feature other than the panic alarm or battery saver.

Battery Saver

Note. Time-out is 1 minute if the vehicle has less than 80 km (50 miles).

The SJB provides automatic shut-off of the demand lamps and courtesy lamps after a time-out period in order to save battery voltage. A timer in the SJB is started when the ignition is turned OFF, and all the doors and the luggage compartment lid are closed. When the 10-minute time-out period has elapsed, the voltage is automatically shut off to the lamps by the SJB . While the SJB has voltage disabled, if the ignition is turned to any position other than OFF, any door, or the liftgate becomes ajar, or the UNLOCK button of the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter is pressed, a valid keyless entry keypad code is entered, an unlock request from the door lock cylinder is received, or the dome lamp switch is turned on, the SJB restores voltage and starts the timer again.

Interior Lamp Arbitrator

The SJB chooses between the interior lighting, interior mode, interior lighting delay, illuminated entry, illuminated exit and battery saver to determine which feature has precedence of activating and deactivating the interior lamps.

The ambient lighting select switch, the ambient lighting dimmer switch and the messages received from the MS-CAN are inputs to the ILCM . The ILCM uses these inputs to cycle the ambient lighting color, ambient lighting brightness and to turn the ambient lighting on or off.

The ILCM also receives messages regarding courtesy lamp door ajar status, illuminated entry status, accessory delay status, courtesy lamp delay status, battery saver relay status and ignition switch position over the network from the SJB . The ILCM uses these inputs to determine when the ambient lighting is turned on to the pre-set color and brightness setting or to customer selected color and brightness setting. The color and brightness setting can only be changed when the ignitions switch is in the RUN position, the parking lamps are on and all the doors are closed.

Field-Effect Transistor (FET) Protection

Field-Effect Transistor (FET) is a type of transistor that when used with module software can be used to monitor and control current flow on module outputs. The FET protection strategy is used to prevent module damage in the event of excessive current flow.

The SJB utilizes a FET protective circuit strategy for many of its outputs (for example, a headlamp output circuit). Output loads (current level) are monitored for excessive current (typically short circuits) and are shut down (turns off the voltage or ground provided by the module) when a fault event is detected. A continuous DTC is stored at the fault event and a cumulative counter is started.

When the demand for the output is no longer present, the module resets the FET circuit protection to allow the circuit to function. The next time the driver requests a circuit to activate that has been shut down by a previous short ( FET protection) and the circuit remains shorted, the FET protection shuts off the circuit again and the cumulative counter advances.

When the excessive circuit load occurs often enough, the module shuts down the output until a repair procedure is carried out. Each FET protected circuit has 3 predefined levels of short circuit tolerance based on the harmful effect of each circuit fault on the FET and the ability of the FET to withstand it. A module lifetime level of fault events is established based upon the durability of the FET . If the total tolerance level is determined to be 600 fault events, the 3 predefined levels would be 200, 400 and 600 fault events.

When each tolerance level is reached, the continuous DTC that was stored on the first failure cannot be cleared by a command to clear the continuous DTCs. The module does not allow this code to be cleared or the circuit restored to normal operation until a successful self-test proves that the fault has been repaired. After the self-test has successfully completed (no on-demand DTCs present), DTC B106E and the associated continuous DTC (the DTC related to the shorted circuit) automatically clears and the circuit function returns.

When the first or second level is reached, the continuous DTC (associated with the short circuit) sets along with DTC B106E. These DTCs can be cleared using the module on-demand self-test, then the Clear DTC operation on the scan tool (if the on-demand test shows the fault corrected). The module never resets the fault event counter to zero and continues to advance the fault event counter as short circuit fault events occur.

If the number of short circuit fault events reach the third level, then DTCs B106F and B1342 set along with the associated continuous DTC. This DTC cannot be cleared and the module must be replaced.

The SJB FET protected output circuits for the interior lighting system are the interior courtesy lamp and puddle lamp output circuits.

The Interior Lighting Control Module (ILCM) operates in a similar manner. The ILCM FET protected output circuits for the ambient lighting system are the ambient lighting output circuits.

Remote Function Actuator (RFA) Module DTCs

DTC DESCRIPTION CHART

This pinpoint test is intended to diagnose the following

1. Wiring, terminals or connectors
2. Door ajar switch
3. SJB
4. RFA module

Interior Lamp

Note. Overhead console with roof opening panel shown in illustration. Other consoles are similar.

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1. Pull down on the rear of the overhead console to remove the overhead console from the retaining clips. Disconnect the electrical connectors.
2. Release the 4 retaining clips and remove the lamp assembly from the overhead console.
3. Release the 6 retaining clips and remove the lens from the lamp assembly. NOTE: The bulbs can be pushed out from the backside of the lamp assembly. Replace the bulb(s) as necessary.
4. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

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Ambient Lighting Switch

Note. Ambient select switch shown in illustration, ambient dimmer switch similar.

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