Can anyone tell me what this is on the "ceiling" of the car just above the front seats.

Looks like a light but doesn't come on.

(Probable a dumb question but I can't find it in the handbook)

Do you have rear screen entertainment?

I have this on mine also but as far as I am aware it is used to communicate with the Headphones of the rear screen entertainment.

No...no rear seat entertainment....
what a pity if it does nothing in my car....I was looking forward to discovering that it was a gadget I hadn't used yet

Hi,

I believe it's the Infra Red Comms transmitter for "White Fire" headphones (Front or Rear)

Always fitted even if not used - otherwise a gaping hole in the headliner!

Scrumps Somerset - Where the apples do grow and the cider do flow!
2021 Defender 90 D250 HSE in Tasman with white roof.
24MY D300 AB - Verasine Blue - 😀
19MY SDV6 AB - Byron Blue - Gone
17MY D5 SDV6 HSE - Firenze Red - Gone
16MY SDV6 AB -Aruba Silver - Gone
13.5MY SDV6 "HSE Black" - Baltic Blue - Gone
10MY TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Gone
14MY D4 HSE in Scotia Grey - Gone
05 TD5 D90 CSW in Cairns Blue

^+1, had the same thing as an option on both my Evoques. Needless to say I never used the headphones, they came as part of one of the "packs" of options. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Thank you for the information gentlemen.
What a pity......I hoped it might be something interesting.

I don't have it in mine, I've got the dome piece but it's a single piece that's the same colour as the headlining.

Mine s the same. Just the alarm sensor dome on the roof on a 2012 car. No rear entertainment fitted.

You don't need to have RSE to have the white fire. If you have the in dash TV and/or dual view screen and a built in hard drive to store dvd's on then the headphones were an optional extra so the shiney transmitter may not be on many cars as you didn't need the headphones to hear the audio. I hope when you purchased the car the selling garage/ previous owner left the headphones in the car as they are part of the package and are not cheap to replace at your friendly dealership accessory counter. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Yes the headphones were in the car so that answers the question.

(They are very bulky though and I can't imagine many people would wear them)

Thank to everyone again.....another mystery solved.