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Luggage Compartment Light Not working!!
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:00 pm
by mattyy
Polo Ravers,
I need help.
The boot light when opened does not come on , but the bulb is fine after checking with a battery.
So is there a fuse in the fuse box that might be burnt?
if so, which fuse!! because they are all numbered with pictures on the card, all of which none of them resemble a boot!!
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:17 pm
by ModifiedMadness
According to the manual the Interior lighting ones are a half cirlce with lines coming out from it (as in the light being on)
Re: Luggage Compartment Light Not working!!
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:55 pm
by kenny15
mattyy wrote:Polo Ravers,
I need help.
The boot light when opened does not come on , but the bulb is fine after checking with a battery.
So is there a fuse in the fuse box that might be burnt?
if so, which fuse!! because they are all numbered with pictures on the card, all of which none of them resemble a boot!!
the problem is with the mirco switch that inside the rear lock on the tailgate, has the rear wiper been leaking in the past ,if so it start to rust causing a poor connection , you have 2 choices , strip the swicth out the lock and try cleaning it or buy a replacement mirco switch
cheer kenny
same problem..
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:08 pm
by mr_pachinko
yeah, i've got the same problem- i don't think its the fuse, as there is one fuse that controls the interior lights and boot compartment light (checked using haynes manual) so if your main interior light is working the fuse is fine. My boot light bulb is fine also it hasn't blown or corroded, but still fails to come on- so kenny15 must be right, i haven't checked the microswitch- where is this exactly? i don't think my rear wiper leaks either but there must be dodgy wiring going on somewhere in the boot- so i reckon we both have the same issue..doesn't seem like a big problem but its pretty annoying when its dark!
sorted
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:11 pm
by mattyy
i sorted mine mate.
i took it to the garage and they WD-40 the latch on the tailgate, and kept playing with it, pushing it in an out.
in the end it started working because of a loose connection, so try that.
Mattyy
Re: Luggage Compartment Light Not working!!
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:37 pm
by poLoTDI1.4
fuse numero 10 in the fuse box, 7.5 is the one you need
Re: Luggage Compartment Light Not working!!
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:58 pm
by lolhoward
Mines been playing up for ages. Sprayed mine too but only lasted a short while. Anybody know the part number of the switch for a mk5?