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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 05:09 PM
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Today, when leaving work in bright sunshine, I noticed the headlights were still on, and I had to turn them off manually. Does anyone know where the light sensor is?
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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 05:13 PM
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It's that "bulb" in the defroster grille. Remove the grille and it unscrews.
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There is a slight delay that the light will turn off coming out of a shaded area. Give it time (few seconds) and it should turn off by itself.
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There is a slight delay that the light will turn off coming out of a shaded area. Give it time (few seconds) and it should turn off by itself.
but it's more like close to a minute.
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Originally Posted by gmoller
Today, when leaving work in bright sunshine, I noticed the headlights were still on, and I had to turn them off manually. Does anyone know where the light sensor is?
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Winky, winky yourself, man!
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Originally Posted by FortMorganAl
It's that "bulb" in the defroster grille. Remove the grille and it unscrews.
The thing that looks like R2D2 sticking up ...
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I better clean that ****.
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Originally Posted by gmoller
Today, when leaving work in bright sunshine, I noticed the headlights were still on, and I had to turn them off manually. Does anyone know where the light sensor is?
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i have the same problem. even after 30 min headlights still on.going to have it serviced to see whats going on.hopefully its a easy fix.
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I usually lead our convoy to work in my F150. Going down the street out of the drive, the lights always went off with in 50'. Noticed the other day we were 1/2 mile down the road when they went off. Had even called my wife on her cell to tell her the lights were still on. Then the were out. Maybe the time of year, sun is moving to a lower southern horizon and might hit the dash differently. Though seems to work the same with the top down. Dunno. 3-4 minutes is different than 2 months ago, but not worth a trip to the gates of hell at the service lane.
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i have the same problem. even after 30 min headlights still on.going to have it serviced to see whats going on.hopefully its a easy fix.
try wipeing the sensor with a damp cloth.worked for me .now i dont have to take her in.
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