Parking lights will not turn off
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2nd Gear
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From: Sioux Falls SD
Parking lights will not turn off
I have a 1999 coupe and every time I open the door the parking lights will turn on and the door chime will sound. When I close the door the parking lights will stay on for 15 minutes.
Also, the parking lights will stay on when the car is running even though the light switch is turned to OFF.
The multifunction switch is set to off, the key is out of the ignition, Twilight is Off, and the brightness dial is not in the 'clicked on' position. I have tried a new multifunction switch and a new ignition switch but still have the same issue.
What are some other ideas I could try?
Also, the parking lights will stay on when the car is running even though the light switch is turned to OFF.
The multifunction switch is set to off, the key is out of the ignition, Twilight is Off, and the brightness dial is not in the 'clicked on' position. I have tried a new multifunction switch and a new ignition switch but still have the same issue.
What are some other ideas I could try?
Last edited by PaulC99; Mar 27, 2018 at 12:16 PM. Reason: changed description
Le Mans Master
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Paul, is it the Parking lights that are staying on or the Daylight Running lights? If you set the parking brake before starting it will disable the DRL's and this will tell you if that is what you are seeing. These can be disabled if you choose to do that.
Have you read the section in your owners manual where it discusses the lighting options that you can set to control your lights? There are a number of different modes that you can set that control the lights.
Good luck... GUSTO
Have you read the section in your owners manual where it discusses the lighting options that you can set to control your lights? There are a number of different modes that you can set that control the lights.
Good luck... GUSTO
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2nd Gear
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From: Sioux Falls SD
Thanks for the reply GUSTO.
It is the Parking lights that are staying on. I found that if I remove relay #37 (Monitored (Inadvertent) Load Control) in the pass. foot well the lights work as they should. I tried putting a new relay in for #37 and the problem persists so I today I ran without a #37 relay installed and haven't seen any negative side effects so far.
Do you know what relay #37 is used for or have a wiring diagram showing how it's connected?
It is the Parking lights that are staying on. I found that if I remove relay #37 (Monitored (Inadvertent) Load Control) in the pass. foot well the lights work as they should. I tried putting a new relay in for #37 and the problem persists so I today I ran without a #37 relay installed and haven't seen any negative side effects so far.
Do you know what relay #37 is used for or have a wiring diagram showing how it's connected?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 8,812
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From: eastern NC
Thanks for the reply GUSTO.
It is the Parking lights that are staying on. I found that if I remove relay #37 (Monitored (Inadvertent) Load Control) in the pass. foot well the lights work as they should. I tried putting a new relay in for #37 and the problem persists so I today I ran without a #37 relay installed and haven't seen any negative side effects so far.
Do you know what relay #37 is used for or have a wiring diagram showing how it's connected?
It is the Parking lights that are staying on. I found that if I remove relay #37 (Monitored (Inadvertent) Load Control) in the pass. foot well the lights work as they should. I tried putting a new relay in for #37 and the problem persists so I today I ran without a #37 relay installed and haven't seen any negative side effects so far.
Do you know what relay #37 is used for or have a wiring diagram showing how it's connected?
Please do follow up with what you discover as this is a subject there doesn't seem to be a lot of posted info about.
Good luck and welcome to the Corvette Forum.
GUSTO
Last edited by GUSTO14; Mar 28, 2018 at 10:03 AM.
