The ambient lamps are the puddle lamps and door pocket lamps. There's one under each footwell in the front and in the lower door pockets (that have the molded beverage holders).
Ambient Lighting
The build sheet for my '22 KL claims it is equipped with 'ambient lighting'. I have the dual control wheels to the right of the headlight knob, so it looks like it should be there, but the 'ambient' control doesn't seem to do anything when driving at night.
Anybody know know which lamps are supposed to be controlled by this 'ambient' system?
Anybody know know which lamps are supposed to be controlled by this 'ambient' system?
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And their very subtle.The build sheet for my '22 KL claims it is equipped with 'ambient lighting'. I have the dual control wheels to the right of the headlight knob, so it looks like it should be there, but the 'ambient' control doesn't seem to do anything when driving at night.
Anybody know know which lamps are supposed to be controlled by this 'ambient' system?
Well, some progress to report on the 'ambient lighting' thing. Turns out they don't illuminate if the dash lighting is set to full bright. Turn it down a bit and voila, ambient lighting, at least for the roof console lamp that @techguyga pointed out. Dimmable too. Have to wait for dark to see what other 'ambient' lamps I have.
What I don't understand is why we need a 'parade mode' at all on our KL's. The car already knows if it's daylight or dark outside to control the auto headlights. Should be a trivial matter when the headlights are on in the day due to rain/snow, etc, for the BCM to decide whether or not to dim the dash.
There may be a simple reason, but I don't get it (and I'm simple).
That's what I just learned, so when it's raining, snowing, or any other lower visibility weather situation, the smart folks (not many left) should be running their headlights. I keep mine on auto all the time, but I also have the setting in the Uconnect set for the headlights to come on when the wipers are on, since it's usually not dark enough during the day for the sensor to turn them on, but the dash and the Uconnect screen were literally unreadable for old, half blind guys like me. I guess I never went past the click on the dial, and the dash was still dimmer on the highest setting than the normal daytime setting. Now I can completely turn off the auto/night dimmer. It's freaking brilliant. Not sure how I never found this feature in almost 4yrs, until today...LOL!!!😁😎There may be a simple reason, but I don't get it (and I'm simple).
I know you can set the display modes in the Uconnect settings that control the display brightness depending on the mode: day, night or auto. You can set you preferred display brightness for both day and night and the auto brightness will dim the display based on the feedback from the light sensor.What I don't understand is why we need a 'parade mode' at all on our KL's. The car already knows if it's daylight or dark outside to control the auto headlights. Should be a trivial matter when the headlights are on in the day due to rain/snow, etc, for the BCM to decide whether or not to dim the dash.
There may be a simple reason, but I don't get it (and I'm simple).
For the instrument panel lights, I think there is a similar function where if the "Lights on with wipers" function is set to on and the wipers come on during daylight, it keeps the instrument panel and display at full brightness based on the input from the light sensor...assuming the headlights are set to Auto.
My understanding is that "parade mode" keeps the instrument panel lights at full brightness even when you manually turn on the exterior lights...such as driving in a parade or funeral procession...those times that you want to manually turn on the exterior lighting even during daylight. I don't think any input from the light sensor is sent to the BCM when the headlights are turned on manually, so the default is to dim instrument/display lighting unless the control is in the "parade mode" detent.
I believe there is also a bottom detent to that control that's called "party mode". This prevents all the interior lighting from coming on even when the doors or liftgate are open.
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