Patent ID: 8876343

Claim:
A lighting system for a motor vehicle comprising an elongate light source arranged substantially horizontally within a recess along a door, below a waistline of a door of the motor vehicle, on an interior side of the door; wherein, when the door is in a closed position, light is directed from the light source when required in a downward direction to illuminate part of an interior of the motor vehicle, and when the door is in an open position, light is directed from the light source in a downward direction to illuminate the ground adjacent the motor vehicle; wherein the recess functions as a light guide channel and has an outer wall that forms a shade to prevent light generated by the light source from being directed in an upward direction; wherein the door includes an inner door casing, and the light source is mounted in the recess formed by the inner door casing; wherein the light source is mounted near to the waistline of the door; wherein the light source is mounted between a sill portion of the inner door casing and an armrest portion of the inner door casing; and wherein the inner door casing has an aperture into which is fitted a light housing, and the light source is mounted in the light housing.