2011 super crew f150 lariat. We just bought this truck.

The courtesy lights and dome lights will not come on when opening the doors or using they key pad.

They will work when manually clicking the front courtesy lights or putting the rear dome light switch to the left.

The dimmer switch does nothing in regards to courtesy lights like the manual states it should. It does dim/brighten the gauges though.

The truck chimes when you open the door so I know the door switch works.

Any suggestions?

 

I am pretty sure his is something you can adjust under the settings in the driver information center. I would try that.

 

I've gone thru driver settings 5 times and can't find anything. Maybe I'll click the default reset???

 

Are you the 1st owner of the vehicle? If not, it sounds like a previous owner found-out how to make a mod' and enable a psuedo dark mode (which is SOP on 2011+ law enforcement F-150 platform vehicles).

Prior to 2011 (when the dimmer switch was a roller rather than a rocker), dark mode was accomplished by turning the switch all the way to the left and beyond a slight detent. With the into' of the rocker in 2011 dark mode is not possible (feature I guess).

I want this mod', but alas the research todate (other forum posts, dealership service department, etc.) indicates that it's not feasible. So ...

-IF- you find-out how it was done, please share.

NOTE: There is a 3way, sliding switch for the rear dome lights. Sounds as if it's in the right position (manually turned-off).
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We are the 2nd owner. I have tried all 3 positions for rear dome light.( As the manual states).

Position1 (far left) light is always one... this works.
Position 2 (middle) the light should come on when door is opened .... this does not work
Position 3 (far right) always off... naturally this works.

It is very annoying to me to get into a dark car at night

I wonder if someone cut a wire somewhere?

 

The interior lights and bed light can't be disabled on 11's and newer???

You can't open the door without them coming on?? Bed light too???

That will be a real popular feature at drive-in movies for the people parked behind you, heh??

 

I have not checked to see if the bed light comes on. BRB lol

 

Ok when i hit the unlock button on the key pad, the bed light comes on and also the parking lights. So that part works. It is just the interior lights.

 

My dealer enabled the "police dark mode" on my 2011 Scab XLT 4x4 at my request. Charged me 15 bucks to do it. It's just a setting change in the ECM.

 

THANK YOU! for confirming what I suspected.

Will be (re)visiting my local, friendly dealership service to (again) get it done.

*Though my thought was that it may/would be a BCM -or- LCM change.
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So I guess I need a dealer to check if this is enabled... and then pay them to disable it!

I do not understand why anyone would not want the interior lights to come on when you open the doors. Makes getting something out of a lifted truck a pain in the *** at night lol.

 

Me neither, but I wish I could disable those stinkin' parking lights.

 

It is very helpful in a few circumstances. I REALLY miss it from my 07. Hunting coyotes it is very helpful and some other times

 

Is it really called "Police Dark Mode"? And is it like the older style and you hold left to enable it or is it always dark?

 

Hey mustangguy289, did you ever get this resolved? I recently became the 2nd owner of a 2011 FX4 Super Crew and I'm having the exact same issue.