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OK, just bought my new 2012 Equinox LTZ this past weekend. YAY!! For the most part, I love it so far. The two things I do not like (which I knew about going into the deal) is the fact that the back seats do not fold down flat, and also, I am not sure I am a fan of the two-toned seats. Everyone else seems to love them. So I guess maybe they'll grow on me over time.
Anyway, it didn't dawn on me until the deal was done to look at the ambient lighting. Not that it would have been a deal-breaker anyway, but I was hoping to get a car with the ambient lighting that you can change colors (like the Fords). I am not a fan of Fords, so that is why I did not buy one.
So then I noticed that my nox doesn't have ambient lighting in the footwell. Is it supposed to? It has the courtesy light that turns on in the footwell when you open the doors. But no ambient lighting in the footwells. I can find VERY LITTLE info about the ambient lighting and unless I missed it, I find nothing about it in the manuel either.
So I just called the service department and asked them. I have found a couple of mentionings of the ambient lighting supposedly in the footwell. The guy at the dealer didn't even know. He told me to come up there when the head guy was there during the day. He tried to give me some song and dance about how maybe it is an option you can buy, but it would have to be linked into the computer system for them to work -- yada yada yada. I never saw that offered as an option. Plus why would that be an add-on if the car already comes with some ambient lighting? One article I read said that the LTZ is suppose to have ambient lighting in the footwell.
So, anyone know an answer? Or do you know a site to direct me to so I can look it up? I know it may sound petty, but ambient lighting is one of my "things". I have ambient lighting throughout my house and wanted it in my car as well.
Thanks for any info! I don't know why it is so hard to find info about the ambient lighting on this vehicle!
Anyway, it didn't dawn on me until the deal was done to look at the ambient lighting. Not that it would have been a deal-breaker anyway, but I was hoping to get a car with the ambient lighting that you can change colors (like the Fords). I am not a fan of Fords, so that is why I did not buy one.
So then I noticed that my nox doesn't have ambient lighting in the footwell. Is it supposed to? It has the courtesy light that turns on in the footwell when you open the doors. But no ambient lighting in the footwells. I can find VERY LITTLE info about the ambient lighting and unless I missed it, I find nothing about it in the manuel either.
So I just called the service department and asked them. I have found a couple of mentionings of the ambient lighting supposedly in the footwell. The guy at the dealer didn't even know. He told me to come up there when the head guy was there during the day. He tried to give me some song and dance about how maybe it is an option you can buy, but it would have to be linked into the computer system for them to work -- yada yada yada. I never saw that offered as an option. Plus why would that be an add-on if the car already comes with some ambient lighting? One article I read said that the LTZ is suppose to have ambient lighting in the footwell.
So, anyone know an answer? Or do you know a site to direct me to so I can look it up? I know it may sound petty, but ambient lighting is one of my "things". I have ambient lighting throughout my house and wanted it in my car as well.
Thanks for any info! I don't know why it is so hard to find info about the ambient lighting on this vehicle!