Hatch light problem/question?

[Jonathan]

my 98 foresters hatch light works in the "on" position, works in the
off position (like they all do) however in the "door" position where it
is supposed to turn on when the hatch lifts it doesnt come on..i was
wondering if any of you had this experience and have a
reccomendation..I plan on taking the thing off and inspecting it soon.

 

[Bill Pelka]

Hi,

Looks like Fuse F2 (15 amp) comes from the "Hot all time" Bus in the main
fuse panel. This also feeds the clock. Is that working? It also feeds the
two spot lights over the center of the dash. Are they working?
It appears that once you open the Rear Gate Latch, the switch will cause
the light to come on. It also shows that the door open indicator on the dash
should come on. Does that happen? There is a diode assembly that is in the
right rear corner of the cargo compartment that isolates the door open/lamp
lights functions. If the hatch open indicator works AND the cargo area lamp
lights, then that is good.

It appears that the cargo lamp is wired different than the passenger room
light. Looks like the room light has the off-on-switch control where the
back only has on-off functions. I hope that all is clear. I can scan and
email you the 98 forester Interior Light Schematic, if you want. Contact me
off list...

Bill

Good Luck!