Headlights randomly pop up and down -Help!
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Headlights randomly pop up and down -Help!
Alright guys I need a little help. I did a lot of searching and could not find anyone else with the same problem. I'll be driving along and the headlights just decide to pop up, a few moments later they close back. This happens randomly at any time. Sometimes several times in a row. I have notice my switch does not work all the time. Which I blamed on a low battery. However everything looks good when this happens. Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this? Thanks guys.
Le Mans Master
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The first thing I'd check is to see if Twilight Sentinel is enabled, if so, turn it off and see if you still have the problem. Could be a bad sensor, or you could be driving in varying light conditions, I can't say where you were at the time.
Le Mans Master
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I thought about TS also but I did not think that once TS is activated it would not turn off the lights and close the doors until the car was shut off. Still a good thing to take out of the equation. My car is not at home to test whether it will turn off the lights. Since my TS has always been OFF I have no history to recall.
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Kannapolis NC
I thought about TS also but I did not think that once TS is activated it would not turn off the lights and close the doors until the car was shut off. Still a good thing to take out of the equation. My car is not at home to test whether it will turn off the lights. Since my TS has always been OFF I have no history to recall.
Team Owner
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From: Kannapolis NC
Looks like there's a one minute delay in shutting off when light hits the sensor. Here's what the manual says:
Twilight Sentinel@ can turn your lamps on and off for
you. A light sensor on top of the instrument panel makes
the Twilight Sentinel@w ork, so be sure it isn’t covered.
You can customize your vehicle to turn Twilight
Sentinel@ on or off (except for vehicles first sold in
Canada). See Driver Information Center (DIC) on
page 3-44 to turn this feature on or off.
When Twilight Sentinel@ is turned on, you will see the
following happen:
When it’s dark enough outside, the front turn signal
lamps (DRL) will go off, and the headlamps and
parking lamps will come on. The other lamps
that come on with headlamps will also come on.
When it’s bright enough outside, the headlamps will
go off, and the front turn signal lamps (DRL) will
come on, as long as the exterior lamp switch is in
the OFF position.
If you start your vehicle in a dark garage, the automatic
headlamp system will come on immediately. Once you
leave the garage, it will take approximately one minute for
the automatic headlamp system to change to DRL if it is
light outside. During that delay, your instrument panel
cluster may not be as bright as usual.
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Twilight Sentinel@ can turn your lamps on and off for
you. A light sensor on top of the instrument panel makes
the Twilight Sentinel@w ork, so be sure it isn’t covered.
You can customize your vehicle to turn Twilight
Sentinel@ on or off (except for vehicles first sold in
Canada). See Driver Information Center (DIC) on
page 3-44 to turn this feature on or off.
When Twilight Sentinel@ is turned on, you will see the
following happen:
When it’s dark enough outside, the front turn signal
lamps (DRL) will go off, and the headlamps and
parking lamps will come on. The other lamps
that come on with headlamps will also come on.
When it’s bright enough outside, the headlamps will
go off, and the front turn signal lamps (DRL) will
come on, as long as the exterior lamp switch is in
the OFF position.
If you start your vehicle in a dark garage, the automatic
headlamp system will come on immediately. Once you
leave the garage, it will take approximately one minute for
the automatic headlamp system to change to DRL if it is
light outside. During that delay, your instrument panel
cluster may not be as bright as usual.
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