Plaid center console light turns off when fully opened?

[cwanja]

Welp. Stumbled into this thread today. Have the same issue. Cubby light seems to always be on. And the deep console is only on when the cubby is presented and the cup holders retracted. If it just the deep console, it is pitch black.

 

[electrongofast]

Looks like the console is also in beta

Welp. Stumbled into this thread today. Have the same issue. Cubby light seems to always be on. And the deep console is only on when the cubby is presented and the cup holders retracted. If it just the deep console, it is pitch black.

 

[rkozy]

Same problem here. Light’s On when deep cubby closed, off when it’s opened. Took delivery of my SP on 12/12.

By the way how do to know when your car was built, down to the day?

 

[electrongofast]

Same problem here. Light’s On when deep cubby closed, off when it’s opened. Took delivery of my SP on 12/12.

By the way how do to know when your car was built, down to the day?

You can call sales for the built day information

 

[josahua]

At the Knoxville service center for same problem. Will update will outcome.

 

[josahua]

Same

If you dont mind, what is your vin. The service team believes there is no light.

 

[cwanja]

If you dont mind, what is your vin. The service team believes there is no light.

What?! That makes no sense. If it lights up incorrectly, there is a bulb and a light. That is a idiotic diagnosis.

 

[josahua]

What?! That makes no sense. If it lights up incorrectly, there is a bulb and a light. That is a idiotic diagnosis.

I videod under the console area and I do not see a light. They said there are two lights. One in the back bin under the arm rest and one on the pillar at the very top pf the console right at the back of the upper tray.

 

[cwanja]

I videod under the console area and I do not see a light. They said there are two lights. One in the back bin under the arm rest and one on the pillar at the very top pf the console right at the back of the upper tray.

Well that is confusing. So the armrest one is turning on when the shallow cubby is open? But turns off when the shallow cubby is retracted showing the deep console? That seems...backwards? And if it is not armrest light turning on into the deep console, what light is coming on?

Unless I am missing / not understanding something.

 

[josahua]

Well that is confusing. So the armrest one is turning on when the shallow cubby is open? But turns off when the shallow cubby is retracted showing the deep console? That seems...backwards? And if it is not armrest light turning on into the deep console, what light is coming on?

Unless I am missing / not understanding something.

Ok. They are wrong. I found the lights. They are two led strips located under the lower track on the left and right side. I sent the info to the service center. Amazing that they dont know the cars they work on.

Here is a picture looking up at the drivers side track light

 

[FrenchB4]

I was supposed to have a mobile service appointment today to address this issue. On Sunday, it was rescheduled until mid-January

 

[josahua]

They dont know how to fix it that I have seen. The people I am dealing with didnt even know the lights existed. I cant find the parts catalog online at the typical tesla site but maybe @omarsultan can point us to it.

 

[DavY11]

I noticed in my new Model S Plaid the center console light turns off if you fully open the sliding lid.

Is this expected behavior? Intuitively the light should turn off when the lid is fully closed, and light should turn on when half-closed or fully opened

View attachment 728088

My Model S LR delivered in Dec behaves the same way, lower light turns off when fully open, and turns on when partially closed. Seemed backward, did SC ever resolve?

 

[Blue Stuff]

They dont know how to fix it that I have seen. The people I am dealing with didnt even know the lights existed. I cant find the parts catalog online at the typical tesla site but maybe @omarsultan can point us to it.

Parts catalog shows two "FUNCTIONAL LAMPs", #14 and #15: Parts Catalog

 

[josahua]

Parts catalog shows two "FUNCTIONAL LAMPs", #14 and #15: Parts Catalog
View attachment 749891

But no light strips on the sides? Does this mean the “lights” I observe on the undersides of the tracks are reflectors or Fiber optic? Not sure what to make of this diagram.

 

[Blue Stuff]

But no light strips on the sides? Does this mean the “lights” I observe on the undersides of the tracks are reflectors or Fiber optic? Not sure what to make of this diagram.

Not sure as all this is hard to see. It's like verifying the light is off in the refrigerator when the door closes.

 

[jm404]

Is there a way to do a “bug report” for this? I don’t want Tesla ripping out my center console so I don’t want to do a service request, but I do want them to be aware of the issue

 

[edx1105]

I have the exact same issue.. so many people sharing this one makes me wonder if it is supposed to work this way.. like a design flaw instead of a bug..

I meant, when it is fully opened, the opening is so big so you don't need it to be lit?
Only needed when it is partially open?

When it is closed, it is lit but it doesn't matter since you cannot see it..

I also found that, when the center storage light is on, the light inside the arm rest storage will get dimmer..

 

[josahua]

I am having discussions with the Tesla Engineering team online referred by the service department. Trading photos and info. I have read some horror stories on this “issue” so I am trying to get to some level of how to resolve before returning for service.

 

[liludiivert]

Having the same issue in my car. December build LR. Pretty odd problem and something tells me this isn’t something that would be fixed by a software update. For something as simple as these console lights Im assuming theres some sort of switch in correctly wired. I guess we’ll find out when someone actually gets this fixed from their SC.