Yesterday I finished my LED interior bulb fit-out, with the installation of LEDs into the door mirror puddle lights. Now, I'm not sure if it's a coincidence or not as I hadn't looked that closely before today, but right now I'm seeing some slightly odd behaviour with the LED lights.

If I jump out the car, shut the door and don't alarm it, all interior lights including puddle lights remain illuminated for 20 seconds or so, then all but the driver's mirror fade out and turn off completely, but the driver's mirror LED bulb continues to glow very slightly. If I turn the alarm on, the driver's door LED turns off completely but all of the other interior courtesy light bulbs then glow faintly.

All bulbs are CANBUS and I get no errors on the dash.

I guess that the bulbs are drawing very little power, so it probably isn't a problem for the battery, but can anyone offer an explanation for what might be going on here?

I think this has come up before, not sure if it's the exact same issue, but see post 5 in this thread http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/240617-smd-led-interior-bulbs/page__hl__+glowing%20+led#entry2825775

Something I have mentioned before, trunk, puddle and interior center tubular needs to be canbus.

Or else this will happen, it will eventually go off.

Interesting. Well, I'm using these for the puddle lights, these for the interior and these for the boot. I had assumed by their exorbitant price that the latter 2, sourced from Superskoda, would be CANBUS, but there is no mention of CANBUS on the description, so perhaps not.

As long as using them is not going to do any harm and not drain my battery (can anyone confirm this should not be an issue?), I can't be bothered swapping them out. The ones from Superskoda set me back 88 Euros for 2 interior sets plus the boot lights, so let that be a warning to others contemplating a similar change: you can achieve the same look for a fraction of the cost, and not get the glowing LED error.

My boot LED,s and interior LED,s aren't canbus ones and do the same as the originals.

Interesting. Well, I'm using these for the puddle lights, these for the interior and these for the boot. I had assumed by their exorbitant price that the latter 2, sourced from Superskoda, would be CANBUS, but there is no mention of CANBUS on the description, so perhaps not.

As long as using them is not going to do any harm and not drain my battery (can anyone confirm this should not be an issue?), I can't be bothered swapping them out. The ones from Superskoda set me back 88 Euros for 2 interior sets plus the boot lights, so let that be a warning to others contemplating a similar change: you can achieve the same look for a fraction of the cost, and not get the glowing LED error.

When car locked they should go out totally after 30seconds or so. If not they will stay just a tad on but can´t tell you how long. Sorry.

The tubular ones you can always put them on the door panel indicator lights and get canbus ones for the interior celling.

Edited 1 July, 201213 yr by alberg

My boot LED,s and interior LED,s aren't canbus ones and do the same as the originals.

Not on the FL model, one of those things that

Edited 1 July, 201213 yr by alberg

Ah I see I'm on mobile so can't see OP,s car details. The FL seems to have problems with LED mods :(

have started having trouble with my courtesy lights and puddle door lights .

this was caused by having my hand full and my key fob in my hand

while walking to the car pressing some buttons several times +lights flashing found that the lights did

not work. Checked bulbs all ok no water on the car to get to the wiring so i thought i will leave it.

Then last winter pressing key fob several times while going to car found they work again so guess what

last week caught the key fob several times again not working again does any one know is

there is a sequence for isolating the lights and one for bringing them back on ,. This is on a skoda superb

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!