Nissan Rogue Forum

If you're sitting in your SL Rogue either in the driver's seat or the passenger seat and look directly overhead with your headlights turned on you'll see a small pinkish LED. As all of you know, with either the headlights or parking lights turned on, the dashboard has a very nice indicator for the lights being turned on. So my question is, what's the purpose of this rather small LED ? Did I miss something in the owner's manual ? or is there another application for that LED I'm not aware of ? Your thoughts would be appreciated.

A strange little light. Never noticed it. I noticed it comes on if only the parking lights are turned on. Maybe it's to remind you to turn off the parking lights? Idk.

It took me a while to realize what it was, but once you do you will think it is super cool. When you are in a dark area with no street lights, look down at the console. That little light bathes the console area in a nice red glow so you can see the cup holders,etc. and the whole console. Very very Cool! I like it.

Wilh - I checked out your theory, although it is a super cool light in the darkness it seems that Nissan went to a great expense to just make that tiny little LED to bathe the cup holders. Also I noticed that all the other intruments on the console light up in that scenario so that its really not necessary for the LED to light just the cupholders. That's why I think there is something more to it. Something much bigger than the 3 of us know. Is this a conspiricy theory ?

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Wilhannes is right. It is there just to give you (it comes only with the premium package) some ambient light at night in order you to see your interior.

In order to better see what it does, put your thumb on it and remove it. It may be small and doesn't lit that much when you look at it, but it brings some useful light from what I read.

In my opinion, they should have lit up the windows button first before putting this small led over there.

By the way, should not this led be the same colour as the dash ones, orange?

It doesn't just light up the cupholders. It illuminates the entire center console area.

Great expense? To mount a single LED? Doesn't seem like much of an expense to me.

It should be orange/amber like the rest of the interior lighting.

On mine (premium pkg.) it is a soft red light that matches the inst. lights. By the way. my window button is lit up the same color.

if im not mistaken is not called the MAP light?

I don't believe it was intended as a map light. There are 2 much larger incandescent map lights located adjacent to this little LED. The map lights could also be used for other purposes within the cabin such as viewing the cup holders or dash board at night much more effeciently. This still leaves me wondering why it's there. I guess it will be one of those little Nissan mysteries of life.