When selected, my owners manual says that after shutting the door, the interior light should stay on for 20 secs, unless the key is turned to ignition which will then turn the light out.
Mine turned off as soon as the door was shut, so I checked behind the fusebox to locate the delay relay and found a metal link inserted instead!
Has anybody else got this setup, or do you have the delay relay fitted?

Gez

 

yours different?

 

The manual says it's R17 which should be a yellow relay. Looks like yours has the relay fitted.

Gez

 

just swap the metal briding pin out for a relay

like this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-ESCORT-5-...QQcmdZViewItem

will work as intended then

 

they should all have the dalay function as standard,its not a motorsport version is it?

 

I've never noticed whether mine has the delay or not!!!!

 

maybe someones renewed the fusebox and not fitted the relay?

 

mine was the same i think its where its had a new fuse box at some point. i just put a relay in there and it works fine now if you want to check the options on your fuse box the wiring diagrammes show you what fuses and relays should be fitted

 

YOU SET THE DELAY WITH THE OVERHEAD LIGHT SWITCH!!!!!!!!
ON/NOT ON-------------LOL

 

I bet he never noticed that

 

Real tears of laughter.

 

looking at that fuse box could anyone tell me what R10,R11,B1 and D2 are for,thanks phil

 

It's a Lux version, don't know if the fusebox has been replaced in the past.
I've ordered a relay, so should be sorted hopefully.
According to the manual, R10 is 'Engine running' and R11 is'Air con, ABS,or Fuel injection system'. Other codes are not listed.

Cheers, Gez

 

according to the wiring diagrams R10,R11,B1 are free and D2 is for interior illumination on an early 92 models but on later models R10 is engine run and R11 is air-con other than that the same.