TheFloppyWeasel Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 Maybe this question has been asked before, but are the gear indicator letters and numbers by the shifter supposed to be lit up? What about rings in the cup holders? If so mine dont work. How easy is it to fix if so? 2011 edge sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 The cup holders are illuminted only as part of the ambient lighting package (front and back of cup holder closest to center console and rear of cup holder closest to radio). On the shift selector panel, to the left of selector knob, they are all illuminated the same blue/white color and they do not change color nor indicate which gear you are in. That is only indicated on instrument panel, above the steering wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFloppyWeasel Posted November 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 So it seems I have some lights not working then. How hard is it to replace the lights or do you have to replace more than just the lights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr061 Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 It may be possible the console was taken apart and the wiring connectors not reconnected properly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 What exactly is not working? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFloppyWeasel Posted November 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 The ambient lighting in the cup holders and the gear letters/numbers beside the shifter apparently are supposed to illuminate, but mine dont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 Do you have the ambient lighting turned on (settings > vehicle > ambient lighting) and bright enough to see it? Can you see the lighting inside the center console, door pockets and behind the door handles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFloppyWeasel Posted November 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 lol, yeah its turned on and it works as it should everywhere else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 Sorry... had to ask. It's like when you call any computer support line and they ask you to reboot it. It may be as simple as jmr said, someone opened the console and never plugged the lights back in. Very easy to remove lower console. Just need socket wrench (10mm I think) and a torx bit). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFloppyWeasel Posted November 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 Haha no worries. Ill have to get in there and check it out. Hopefully thats the case. Can the lights themselves be replaced if needed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFloppyWeasel Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 So I got one problem solved. The light that clips into the plastic for the gear lighting had broken off from the previous owner. I managed to secure it back in place, but I cant figure out the cup holder lighting issue. Everything seemed to be plugged in as it should. Didnt notice any broken wires in that part of the harness. Not sure what the next step is other than testing that the wires have power. I did notice some cut wires towards the bottom of the console. Any idea what these go to? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 (edited) Wild guess, but ... ambient lighting MAYBE? That was a troublesome area until they finally fixed it in software. Edited November 7, 2017 by WWWPerfA_ZN0W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 That response deserved a spoiler alert! Clearly, the old owner didn't like the cup holder LED's. Just FYI, there's only two led modules (as indicated in the diagram). One for the rear of the back cup holder and another that illuminates both the front of the back cup holder and rear of the front cup holder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFloppyWeasel Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 So, were thinking those cut wires are part of the ambient lighting in the cup holders? I didnt see anywhere they might have been cut from though when I was looking. Both led modules had wires going to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 (edited) Did you trace the wires back further from the LED modules in the cup holders? Edited November 7, 2017 by candurin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFloppyWeasel Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 I traced the wires from the back cup holder to the front one, then to the map pocket led. But I stopped once I got to the cut wires and started trying to figure out where they were supposed to go. I really shouldve traced them back from where they were cut. I can do that today probably. So, I noticed from the diagram above that theres supposed to be an led for the map pocket. I assume thats the little open area in the center console towards the bottom/back kind of near the passengers side cigarette outlet? I looked back there to verify there was an led there and guess what, that one also doesnt work. Im assuming theyre related. The light inside of the center console/storage area works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Here's the location for the LEDs for ambient lighting: · Cupholders (located in the center console)· Storage compartment(s)/map pocket (located in the center console)· Front footwells (located under the instrument panel)· Rear footwells (located in the rear of the center console)· Inside pull handles (located in each door trim panel)· Door map pockets (located in each door trim panel) The LED you're referring to is inside the center console itself. There isn't an LED below the radio/under the center cluster panel in front of the center console. I will say that that area (which has a rubberized pad) is a very strange area. I haven't used it in over 5 years! It would appear as though the cut wires are for your cupholder LED lights. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFloppyWeasel Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Yeah, I have no idea what to do with that area. I put my wallet there one day and spent 30 minutes trying to find it later because I forgot I put it there. The wiring color does match that of the wires going to the cup holders. I just have to figure out where it hooks in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 So, I just noticed that the area under the radio (the never used padded space in front of the center console) is lit via the ambient lighting. Just FYI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFloppyWeasel Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Ah, at least I feel a little less dumb now haha. I need to find another edge and open it up to trace the wires to figure out where they go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigg Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 old post. but just bought 2013 same issue. did you ever fix it. i havenet openned my console up yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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