Please check your PM! I have this issue too and I'd like to get it resolved.

 

Did you ever find a way to turn these lights on?

 

Could you share with me on what exactly they did to fix this for you. cschara@berlamnet.com

 

I started a thread on this a couple of years ago.

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I've owned 3 F-TYPEs (2015,2016,2017). All had the same issue of the ambient lighting at the handle not lighting up. The CJB needs to be replaced as it does not output the necessary 12volts to light up the LED.

 

Thank you so much, I can wait to get these fixed. The F-Type has been a car I’ve always wanted. This new to me 2016 has been great so far.

 

Hello guys I also have a 2016 I bought a little over a year ago. I suspected that I had this same issue but like a previous member stated I keep getting blown off by dealers.

 

I just checked my 2015 R and the center handle does light. Maybe a previous owner had it fixed, because it would be odd that it works on some cars and not others.

 

I was interested to learn that the M2017 premium that I bought in 2020 was supposed to have this ambient lighting in the doors, and center grab handle.. There is a thread around here somewhere. Long story short , I used info from that thread, for the tech to drill down into a software module, to enable the lighting. For my F, it's a soft blue on the underside of the grab handle on the console and on the underside of the door armrests. It only turns on in low light conditions and when you first get in the car. If you can see/feel the LED strips in those locations, the lighting should be there. I did get this resolved while the car was still under warranty.