Honda CR-V: Interior Lights/Interior Convenience Items / Interior Light Switches

ON

The interior lights come on regardless of whether the doors are open or closed.

Door activated

The interior lights come on in the following situations:

• When any doors are opened.
• You unlock the driver's door.

Models without smart entry system

• You remove the key from the ignition switch.

Models with smart entry system

• When the power mode is set to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK).

OFF

The interior lights remain off regardless of whether the doors are open or closed.

In the door activated position, the interior lights fade out and go off about 30 seconds after the doors are closed.

The lights go off after 30 seconds in the following situations:

• When you unlock the driver's door but do not open it.

Models without smart entry system

• When you remove the key from the ignition switch but do not open a door.

Models with smart entry system

• When you set the power mode to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK) but do not open a door.

You can change the interior lights dimming time.

The interior lights go off immediately in the following situations:

• When you lock the driver's door.

Models without smart entry system

• When you close the driver's door with the key in the ignition switch.

Models with smart entry system

• When you close the driver’s door in ACCESSORY mode.
• When you set the power mode to ON.

To avoid draining the battery, do not leave the interior light on for an extended length of time when the engine or power system is off.

If you leave any doors open in VEHICLE OFF (LOCK) mode, or without the key in the ignition switch, the interior lights go off after about 15 minutes.