Ambient Lighting
Ambient lighting is decorative interior lighting, often adjustable in colour.
What is Ambient Lighting?
It uses LED strips. It can link to drive modes. Some systems warn with colours. Some cars use the ambient lighting as a warning, for example flashing red when a door is about to be opened into traffic. Brightness usually dims automatically at night to avoid distraction. Individual strips can fail and are sometimes integrated in trim panels.
How it works
LEDs are controlled by the body module.
Why it matters for your car
Faults are often in connectors. Settings are in the menu.
Other terms
- AdBlue (DEF)
- Child Seat Fitting
- Cooling System Bleeding
- Cylinder Head
- Dashboard Protectant
- Dealer Warranty (Used-Car Warranty)
- Differential
- Dual-clutch Transmission (DCT)
- Grab Handle
- Knock Sensor
- Manual Transmission (Manual Gearbox)
- Open Differential
- Penetrating Oil
- Rear-facing Child Seat
- Redline
- Serpentine Belt (Auxiliary Belt)
- Tappet Noise (Lifter Tick)
- Timing Chain
- Vacuum Advance
- Winter Tyre