Puddle lights - where is the light sensor?

[Coolcity]

One of my puddle lights - the light beneath the wing mirror - isn't working. The problem is I can't test it because it only comes on when it's dark (or it would if it was working, obviously), and I can't find the sensor that ensures it does that. I've covered the windscreen from the outside with a sun screen thing that I have to block out the light, assuming it was one of the sensors near the rear view mirror but to no avail. 

Anybody got any idea? Thanks. 

[Tomato]

Probably the Bulb would be my guess first.

[Coolcity]

No, that WAS my first port of call. I wouldn't ask without checking something as obvious first. 

In fact having looked a little further, neither puddle light is working and the fault is a little odd. When I unlock the car the courtesy lights don't come on. With the lighter evenings at the moment I hadn't noticed, in fact it was my wife that noticed the blue glow had gone - that's because the footwell lights didn't come on; I've changed those to blue LEDs to match the ambient lighting. 

So when I open the car from locked, none of the courtesy lights (puddle and footwell lights included) come on at all, but I can switch them on manually - but only the inside lights come on, not the puddle lights. The interior lights will continue to come on when I open the car door, and go off when I close it, but if I lock the car then open it again, they don't come on at all and I have to switch them on manually again. 

I then tested several bulbs and tried some of them in the puddle lamps but they don't come on at all, but I don't know if they're supposed to come on only in the dark or all the time, whenever the courtesy lights come on. 

That aside, I suspect the reason they're not working is the same reason the interior lights are not coming on when I unlock and open the car. I'll take the centre console light fitting off tomorrow and see of there's anything obvious, might just want a clean inside. 

[Tomato]

Found this, not sure if true or not but worth trying...

if you press/hold the front centre console light for 2 or 3 seconds it resets the interior lighting including the puddle lights.

[Coolcity]

Ah, that's interesting. I didn't know about that, I'll give it a try. If nothing else it would explain why the interior lights don't come on when I open the doors. 

[Coolcity]

14 hours ago, Tomato said:

Found this, not sure if true or not but worth trying...

if you press/hold the front centre console light for 2 or 3 seconds it resets the interior lighting including the puddle lights.

Absolutely spot on that mate, job done! 

One interesting point, I had a look at the user manual and it doesn't even mention the puddle lights at all. 

[LSRS]

Does anyone know if a 2024 Jaguar XF has logo puddle lights? Just bought one and nothing is in the manual. Don’t see them. Traded in a 2020 XE and it had them so we expected this would