Originally Posted by STingray1300

This has always bugged me too, the fact that even if you don't open a door the lights all turn on saying "here I am!" as soon as you turn the key to off.

So let me get this straight: if the Police Blackout is activated, one can still turn the lights on via the rocker switch, and have them come on when you open the doors? I don't know why this is so confusing for me to understand. Must be that age thang

So if the rocker switch is increased, the door lights will again come on when you open a door? (then you can set the rocker switch all the way down to keep the door opening lights from coming on) - right?

I still want the lights on at will, but be able to keep them off if I wish. Or would that entail having my own IDS?

Originally Posted by STingray1300

OK thanks! I would only do this if I could turn them on/off at will.

Why did Ford have to mess with this? Do other car makers do the same thing to their cars?

Originally Posted by STingray1300

So with Blackout activated you CAN turn on the lights at will? (does the rocker setting keep them at a certain level? I.e. if you turn them on, and leave the setting right there, the lights will come on anytime the doors get opened... until you toggle the rocker for them to be off, that is? Or does it reset to off each time the ignition is cycled?

Clear as mud?

Originally Posted by Rnlcomp

The interior lights remain off until you toggle them on. there is no in between. The whole point of the feature was for cops to be able to sneak up on someone with out alerting them by all the interior lights coming on when they open the door. They do need to fill out paper work when done hence the ability to toggle them on/off with the switch.
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