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Dec 13, 2006 | 08:24 PM

VALL

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Trying to avoid a disaster

I noticed that when the headlights are on you can't close the hood. How would you boost the car and then close the hood at night when the lights come up automatically. Is there a way to turn the headlights off at night will the car is running?

Dec 13, 2006 | 08:40 PM

99 vett babycar

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if you hit the "options" button on you DIC you can scroll down to the lights and turn off the auto on feature off

Dec 13, 2006 | 08:44 PM

VALL

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Thanks I'll give it a try.

Dec 13, 2006 | 08:56 PM

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your lights pop up automatically when you start the car?

Dec 13, 2006 | 09:56 PM

VALL

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All I see on the DIC is twilight on. Is this what you are suggesting?

Dec 13, 2006 | 10:03 PM

madeouttaglass

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I can open and close my hood with the lights up or down.

Dec 13, 2006 | 10:10 PM

hattitude

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All I see on the DIC is twilight on. Is this what you are suggesting?

That's it... turn it to "off" and you'll have to manually turn on the headlights

Dec 13, 2006 | 10:13 PM

Jim2003

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I can open and close my hood with the lights up or down.

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Dec 14, 2006 | 01:32 AM

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I can open and close my hood with the lights up or down.

ME TOO

Dec 14, 2006 | 07:15 AM

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When Twilight is on, they will turn on/pop up when the hand brake is released (M6), in auto's I believe it is when you move it from park.

Hood should open and close with them up.

Dec 14, 2006 | 07:33 AM

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Turn the sentinel off.
If your lights failed to pop up, you would open the hood to operate them manually. You would then have to close the hood with your lights in the up position.

Dec 14, 2006 | 07:51 AM

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I can open and close my hood with the lights up or down.

WTH Strange

Dec 14, 2006 | 07:51 AM

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I can open and close my hood with the lights up or down.

Dec 14, 2006 | 07:52 AM

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When Twilight is on, they will turn on/pop up when the hand brake is released (M6), in auto's I believe it is when you move it from park.

Hood should open and close with them up.

Dec 14, 2006 | 08:30 AM

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rpm462

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I can open and close my hood with the lights up or down.

Same here

Dec 14, 2006 | 08:45 AM

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WayFastVette

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I can open and close my hood with the lights up or down.

Me too

Dec 14, 2006 | 10:16 AM

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jovette

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All I see on the DIC is twilight on. Is this what you are suggesting?

Dude, read your owner's manual!!!

Dec 15, 2006 | 09:55 PM

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VALL

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I read the manual and the twilight isn't shutting off when I hit reset like the manual says. If anyone else has a 99 corvette you may have the same problem. I had the car at the dealer and they started the car in
there car bay with the hood open and the headlights took a chunk of paint off of both sides of the hood..........Dude

Dec 15, 2006 | 10:10 PM

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I've owned a 98 and now have an 03 and I've turned on the lights many times with the hood up (cleaning, checking, etc) and they have never hit the hood. I've never tried it with the hood only partially raised and I won't now, just in case. Did the dealer do that? Are they repairing your hood?