John,
1. Open door or insert key in ign = car awake - dash, radio, mood LEDs etc on
2. Close car walk away key in pocket ~20 minutes car goes to sleep = interior lights, dash, radio, LEDs off. Car will respond to remote.
ADDED Frunk and engine lights will stay on at this point as long as lids are open (or switches are broken). They will not go off until #3 below happens.
3. Car not touched for 2-3 days = car goes into hibernation - ALL, including remote locking, sleeping no answer until open door (manual unlock included) or insert key in ign wakes car up. If key not inserted in ign within ~20 seconds after door open (manual unlock included) car gets upset and alarm hollers.
Sounds like your switch is kaput.
It should turn the light off when the lid is closed. Did you push the latch closed with your finger? (lid open) Mine goes off so the microswitch definately works the light. It comes back on when I hit the open switch and the latch opens.
The only other time it, light, will be off is after the car goes into hibernation. Mine takes a couple days to do that. After it goes hibernate the remote will not unlock the doors, open frunk etc. With mine even if I reach in through an open window and open the lids with the manual switch(es) the frunk and engine lid lights stay off until I open the door and or put the key into the ign. (That is with the car unlocked and hibernating)
You can just see the switch on the bottom of the lockset in this pic
