Exterior door handle illumination

[Tony M.]

Hi everyone!

I own an Acura Integra Aspec Tecn, and I’m having an issue with the exterior door handle illumination. When I approach the car, the lights on the door handles don’t turn on. However, the interior lighting works fine.

The door handle lights do work when I open the door — but only if the engine is running or the ignition is in the «on» position.

Could you please advise what the problem might be and how I can fix it?

• In the first video (taken right after I turned off the engine), the handle lights do work when I approach the car.
• In the second video (recorded about 10 minutes after I turned off the engine), the handle lights don’t turn on when I approach the car.

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[SeanIsElsewhere]

Hi everyone!

I own an Acura Integra Aspec Tecn, and I’m having an issue with the exterior door handle illumination. When I approach the car, the lights on the door handles don’t turn on. However, the interior lighting works fine.

The door handle lights do work when I open the door — but only if the engine is running or the ignition is in the «on» position.

Could you please advise what the problem might be and how I can fix it?

• In the first video (taken right after I turned off the engine), the handle lights do work when I approach the car.
• In the second video (recorded about 10 minutes after I turned off the engine), the handle lights don’t turn on when I approach the car.

That is very strange! I’m stumped idk what would cause it to work so intermittently and seemingly based around recency of turning off the car.
I don’t think I’ve heard of anyone else having a similar issue either. Possible that the car needs a software update?

 

[Tony M.]

Could you please tell me how I can update the software without visiting the dealer? It’s not possible — the car has crossed the ocean and is now on another continent

Possible that the car needs a software update?

 

[slowcountry]

Could you please tell me how I can update the software without visiting the dealer? It’s not possible — the car has crossed the ocean and is now on another continent

Don't remember exactly, but it's one of the infotainment menu options, either by itself or within "Settings"

 

[SeanIsElsewhere]

Could you please tell me how I can update the software without visiting the dealer? It’s not possible — the car has crossed the ocean and is now on another continent

Oh nice!

you may be able to do so in the informant and connecting the car to a wifi source I believe

 

[SeanIsElsewhere]

Could you please tell me how I can update the software without visiting the dealer? It’s not possible — the car has crossed the ocean and is now on another continent

Otherwise, I think you can download from the web and put it in a usb and get it uploaded that way. I think I heard of someone doing that on the 10th gen civics but I may be mistaken

 

[StaticFX]

anyone figure this out yet? I just got the tech and cant put my finger on how it works..

i DO know, that the light outside makes a difference. So Starting in a lit parking garage is probably too bright. But I was doing it in my dark garage and the handles lit a few times but not always lol.

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