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On some models, the door entry lamps are installed
in the external mirrors.
The door entry lamps should illuminate the ground
in the immediate vicinity of the front doors; they
are equipped with white bulbs, which are installed
in the underside of the mirror.
The door entry illumination is switched on when
one of the doors or the tailgate are opened, or if
an unlocking command is detected and the
following conditions are satisfied:
• Vehicle Ignition is off.
• Reverse gear is not engaged.
• The vehicle speed is below 7 km/h.
The door entry illumination is switched off if one of
the following conditions is satisfied:
• The ignition is selected on.
• Reverse gear is engaged.
• The vehicle speed exceeds 7 km/h.
• More than 25 seconds have elapsed since the
tailgate was closed or a central locking
command was determined.
• The time set for the battery protection function for the interior lighting has elapsed.
• More than 5 seconds have elapsed since the doors and the tailgate were closed.
• More than 5 seconds have elapsed since a central locking command was received and the
all doors and the tailgate were closed. Rear Lighting The rear lamps are each divided into three units.
The reversing lamps are located in the units in the
liftgate.
The outer units in the D-pillars contain the side
lamp as well as the turn signal and stoplamp.
The rear fog lamp is integrated in the lower area
of the bumper.
The high-mounted additional stop lamp is installed
in the middle of the roof spoiler.
Bulb color
Current draw
Bulb
Lamp
Orange
19W
PSY19W
Turn signal indicator
Clear
21W
P21W
Reversing Lamp
Clear
21/5W
W21/5W
Stoplamp/side lamp
Clear
21W
P21W
Rear fog lamp
–
1,4W
1 x LED board
Additional high-mounted
stoplamp G1079626en
2008.50 Kuga 8/2011 417-01-8
Exterior Lighting
417-01-8
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Description
Item
Headlamp units with turn signal lamp, side
lamp, dipped beam headlamp, main beam
headlamp, positioning motor for headlamp
leveling system
8
External mirror with side turn signal lamps
and door entry lamp
9
Door locking units for the front doors
10
Fog lamp
11
Rear fog lights
12
Gas discharge headlamp control module
13 Description
Item
GEM14
Vehicle level sensors
15
Lighting switch
16
Multifunction lever
17
Hazard flasher switch
18
Combined rain sensor/light sensor
19
Reverse gear switch
20
Keyless Vehicle Module
21
System Operation
Headlamp levelling
Xenon headlamp
The following components are part of the automatic
headlamp leveling system:
• Vehicle level sensors on the front and rear axles
• Control module
• Actuator motors for headlamp leveling Accordingly, the system needs to be set up with
the aid of WDS after any components are replaced
or any other repairs are carried out.
The front and rear sensors are Hall sensors which
send a digital signal to the control unit.
Conventional HeadlampsDescription
Item
Light switch with manual headlamp
leveling system
1
Headlamp units with positioning motors
for headlamp leveling system
2 G1079627en
2008.50 Kuga 8/2011 417-01-10
Exterior Lighting
417-01-10
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Turn signals
Description
Item
External mirror housing
1
Turn signals
2
The GEM switches the direction indicators and the
direction indicator side repeaters on.
The GEM sends a signal to the instrument cluster
via the CAN bus to switch on the relevant turn
indicator and the acoustic signal.
The signals from the hazard flasher switch and
from the multifunction switch are transmitted to the
GEM via a wiring connection.
The turn signals and the warning lamp flash at a
specified frequency and, in the case of failure of a
turn signal, the frequency is doubled.
The turn signal lamps also have a one-touch lane
change function. If the multifunction lever is
pressed just slightly then the relevant turn signal
lamp is actuated 3 times by the GEM.
Interior lighting
Depending on the vehicle specification, the interior
lighting includes:
• Left and right-hand footwell lamps
• Overhead lights at front and rear
Depending on the vehicle specification, the
switchable interior lighting includes:
• Map lights
• Mirror lights in sun visors
• Glove compartment lamp
• Luggage compartment lamp
The front and rear overhead lights are switched on
by the GEM. The interior lighting is switched on if one of the
following conditions is satisfied:
One of the vehicle's doors is opened.
The ignition key is in the "0" or "I" position and the
vehicle is unlocked.
The ignition key is turned from the "II" to the "I" or
"0" position.
The interior lighting is switched off when all of the
doors are closed and one of the following
conditions is satisfied:
• 25 seconds have elapsed since the last door
was closed.
• The ignition key is turned from the "0" or "I" to the "II" position.
• The ignition key is in the "0" or "I" position while the vehicle is locked.
The dimmer function is not used if the interior
lighting is switched off via the battery protection
function.
Heated windscreen
The heated windshield is switched on by the GEM
under the following conditions:
• The heated windshield switch is operated, the ignition switch is in position "II" and the charge
warning lamp is switched off.
• The "Defrost" function of the two-zone air conditioning has been activated, the ignition
switch is in the position "II" and the charge
warning lamp is off.
• The battery voltage has exceeded 16 V for more
than 20 seconds (power management strategy).
Manual requests for switching off the heated
windshield by pressing the switch are ignored
at this time.
• The engine was started at an outside air temperature below 4°C and an engine
temperature below 65°. Manual requests for
switching off the heated windshield by pressing
the switch are accepted.
NOTE: If the battery voltage returns to the normal
range, the disabling of the heated windshield is
switched off. It is then switched off.
The heated windshield is switched off by the GEM
under the following conditions: G1030788en
2008.50 Kuga 8/2011 419-10-8
Multifunction Electronic Modules
419-10-8
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