Originally Posted by JeromeP

Like a lot of cars out there, the dome lamps (there is one over the back seat passengers) are designed to be independantly switchable, so you can cancel them if you plan on having the doors open a long time, or if you want a more private entry into the car, say as in a parking lot at night. By not having the car's dome lamps come on when you approach the car or unlock it remotely, then you attract less atention. I can see this as a security enhancement. No need to draw attention to yourself as you get in your car.

The rear cargo lamp does have a manual off switch, but left in the on position that lamp comes on when you open the rear gate. You would only use the switch manually if you wanted to turn it off while the hatch is open. With the hatch open the interior cabin lights also iluminate.

Footwell lights are something that is usually only found on luxury cars right now. I'm not familiar with too many mass production vehicles right now that have footwell lighting.

Any additional lights you put in the vehicle will require a tap to a hot lead from under the dash at one of the numerous network and power interfaces. I'm not sure if I'd be comfortable doing that to my new baby.