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Old Sep 27, 2014 | 09:51 AM
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Hello, went to turn on headlights and they did not come on.
Opened the doors by hand still no lights. Any help. Thanks
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Maybe better info. on the "Tech & Perf" Community. Good Luck
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P.S. Bill Curlee is a wealth of knowledge.
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Battery check
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Old Sep 27, 2014 | 10:43 AM
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Need to know if you have original/OEM headlights or if you have some kind of HID or similar upgrade. From your description the lights do not come on and the doors so not open, correct?

Also, can you get the running and park lights to come on by rotating the MF switch?

Once we have that info we can better start diagnostics.

One more thing, if you have Twilight Sentinel, can you turn it on and darken the sensor and see if they come on and the doors open? Sensor is on the left side of the driver defrost vent if I recall correctly.
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 05:07 PM
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Need to know if you have original/OEM headlights or if you have some kind of HID or similar upgrade. From your description the lights do not come on and the doors so not open, correct?

Also, can you get the running and park lights to come on by rotating the MF switch?

Once we have that info we can better start diagnostics.

One more thing, if you have Twilight Sentinel, can you turn it on and darken the sensor and see if they come on and the doors open? Sensor is on the left side of the driver defrost vent if I recall correctly.


Hello, I have o.e.m. headlights, running lights & parking lights work.
NOTWILIGHT SENTINEL tHANKS
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Old Sep 30, 2014 | 08:42 AM
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Since you created another identical Thread in the Tech section, let's do all the diagnostics and updates there. Respond to what Bill asked for and then we can go from there.
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Old Sep 30, 2014 | 09:01 AM
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Check the fuses. If they both aren't working it might be an issue with the headlamp control module. But check the basics first.
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