Check Room Light Operation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Subaru Outback and 2005 Subaru Legacy. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

STEP CHECK SHEET

Step	Check	Yes	No
1. CHECK ROOM LIGHT OPERATION. Make sure the room light illuminates when the room light switch is turned to ON.	Does the room light illuminate?	Go to step 2.	Check the room light circuit.
2. CHECK HARNESS BETWEEN ROOM LIGHT AND BODY INTEGRATED UNIT. Disconnect the body integrated unit harness connector and room light harness connector. Measure the resistance between the body integrated unit harness connector terminal and room light harness connector terminal. Connector & terminal (B280) No. 3 - (R52) No. 2:	Is the resistance less than 10 Ω?	The room light operation circuit is OK.	Check the harness for open or short between body integrated unit and room light.

Step

Check

Yes

1. CHECK ROOM LIGHT OPERATION.

Make sure the room light illuminates when the room light switch is turned to ON.

Does the room light illuminate?

Go to step 2.

Check the room light circuit.

2. CHECK HARNESS BETWEEN ROOM LIGHT AND BODY INTEGRATED UNIT.

Disconnect the body integrated unit harness connector and room light harness connector.
Measure the resistance between the body integrated unit harness connector terminal and room light harness connector terminal.

Connector & terminal

(B280) No. 3 - (R52) No. 2:

Is the resistance less than 10 Ω?

The room light operation circuit is OK.

Check the harness for open or short between body integrated unit and room light.