[W126 Coupe] Interior Lights

[Dick Spellman]

Henry Viveiros wrote:

>

> The two wires are the wires that attach to the switch. I tried 

> touching the two wires together, but the light will not come on.

>

> I have 3 switches – the lowest switch turns on the light at the bottom 

> of the door. The middle switch doesn’t seem to do anything, and the 

> top switch turns (is supposed to turn on) the light above the mirror – 

> it does not work from the drivers door.

>

> I can hear some sort of sound when operating the passenger side door 

> switch, but not the driver side door switch. I pulled off the panel 

> below the instrument panel (just above my knees), and pulled out the 

> instrument cluster (not very far out because of the short wires) and 

> can’t determine where the sound is coming from. It seems to come from 

> somewhere around the steering column.

>

> I wonder if the driver side switch wires are disconnected?

>

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Henry:

That clicking you are hearing is likely just the vacuum control for the 
seat back lock mechanism. That control simply manages the cycle of 
opening of the door and the release of the seat backs locks.

I agree with Bellamy's first posting. Just pull each pin switch and test 
absent the leads with a VOM meter to see if each reflects a state change 
when depressed/released. Either the pin switch for your dome lights has 
failed or where you say the door courtesy lamp is lighting, a broken or 
bad ground on the lead to the dome on that side of the car. Perhaps at 
the hinge wiring grommet???

Best of luck.

Dick