My manual seems to indicate that my 1.5tsi petrol Technology has interior courtesy lights but I am damned if I can get them to function. Reading lights... Yes. Go off and on with ignition but an interior light that comes on when you open a door and goes off when you get in or start the car... NO! I've tried all switch combinations (I think) to no avail. Help appreciated. Footwell lights are on. Crazy.

Its the button with a picture of a car with the door open. It should be pressed in to be on.

I'm sure I've tried that but will venture out tomorrow and test it. Thank you

I’m questioning my memory now. Will check mine!

Right. All 4 buttons are pushed in. If you let out the one with the car picture on, it turns off the courtesy lights. If you let out any of the others it turns them on individually accordingly. If you let out the others while courtesy button is in, then they get brighter and stay on when courtesy button is released.

Just tried it and still nothing. It's booked into Skoda to check if software update for 1st/2nd gear jumping was uploaded so will get them to check this issue at same time. The courtesy light button has no impact on the reading lights whether in, out or being shaken all about. Crazy that it's such a complicated set up. Thanks for your efforts.

Also Key out and ignition off for these lights to work.

Do the lights turn on with the other buttons. As in the bulbs work but not the courtesy function?

Reading lights all work on their own switches. I've tested with courtesy light switch out and in and then shut the car up up and locked it. I have then simply unlocked it and opened the door and nothing happens in either scenario. I can't find any reference to a fuse that might bear investigation either. My son thought he'd cracked it by putting on the reading lights which went out when I locked the car and came on when I unlocked it. However, they never went off once I started the car and drove off, which removed the smug look off his face!!!

Sounds like possibly a dodgy switch. Interior lights aren’t fused but controlled by the BCM. None would work if there was an issue there.

Many thanks - I'll raise with Skoda