LowKeyCL600

Hey group. I have a 2001 CL600 and when I turn on my highbeams they flash and do not stay on. Even when I push the lever forward to constantly stay on, it just flashes. Any ideas as to why this is happening and how I can fix it? Thanks!

tusabes

Pulling turn signal stalk forward towards your body is flash to pass , pushing the stalk toward the dash should put them on constant

Might be something wrong with the stalk

LowKeyCL600

Thanks for the suggestion. I contacted the previous owner and he said that the car has HID lights, and if I put the regular bulbs back in the high beams will work properly. Does that sound correct to you?

ItalianJoe1

The car has a separate bulb for low and high beams, so I don't know how that would stop the high beams from working just because he swapped out the low beams to HID. Might have to get in there and find out what has been modified, if it's done right you can easily run HIDs and have everything work like factory.

tusabes

The way some aftermarket hid kits are wired, they tap only into the factory low beam wiring

So yes it's possible it's not working correctly due to an aftermarket hid kit

But it might also not work properly if you go back to stock either - often people put an aftermarket hid kit in when there's problems with the factory system

slonar21

If i recall, my high beams do not stay on if my light switch is at auto, I must turn it to the ON position.

LowKeyCL600

Thank you all for your input, I will investigate and see how it's wired

renault12ts

The w215 was the first car in the world to have bi xenon lamps. Your high beams are xenon (aka HID) already...so not sure what the previous owner means.

Maybe the ballasts have a problem.

LowKeyCL600

Thanks renault12ts, I will look into it.