Interior Lighting: Overview

Interior Lighting

OVERVIEW
Interior lighting is provided to enable the safe entry and departure from the vehicle for the driver and passengers in low ambient light conditions, without any manual switching of the lights.

NOTE:
The term interior lamps also includes the door mirror approach lamps.
The interior lamps are controlled by the CJB (central junction box) and the RJB (rear junction box) and have 2 modes of operation: manual and automatic. The front interior lamps in the front overhead console are operated using the 'JaguarSense' system. The system uses capacitive proximity sensor technology for the switch operation which is integral with the overhead console. The rear overhead console interior lamps have conventional switches.
In the manual mode the interior lamps can be switched on and off with the JaguarSense system. Positioning your hand adjacent to each lamp in the front overhead console will switch interior lamps on or off and completely disable the interior lamp system. In the automatic mode the interior lamp functionality is controlled by the CJB (central junction box) and the RJB (rear junction box) and reacts to the vehicle being locked or unlocked and opening the vehicle doors.
In manual mode the interior lamps can be operated by placing your finger(s) close to, or touch, the surface of the appropriate lamp. The courtesy light and map reading lamps can be operated manually by the 'JaguarSense' system. When in automatic mode, the courtesy lamp functionality is also controlled by the CJB (central junction box) and the RJB (rear junction box) and reacts to the vehicle being locked or unlocked and opening the vehicle doors. To deactivate or activate automatic illumination, touch the front courtesy lamp for approximately 2 seconds
The driver's and passenger door approach lamps are controlled by the driver's door module and the passenger door module respectively and operate with the automatic mode. The door modules receive a power supply from the RJB (rear junction box) and receive information to illuminate the approach lamps on the medium speed CAN (controller area network) bus from the RJB (rear junction box) and the CJB (central junction box).