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Is the headlight switch supposed to be illuminated?
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Is the headlight switch supposed to be illuminated?
I find it very very ironic that the ONLY switch in my car that doesn't illuminate when the lights are turned on is the headlight switch. The knob itself illuminates with a green circle, so I can find it easily when the car is dark, but the myriad choices do not illuminate and I have to mentally count which is what. When I turn on the lights all the other switches in the car glow orange, but the headlight choices are still black.
The car is an '09; please tell me my car is broken and yours works differently.
Otherwise I have to really scratch my head at whose bright idea this was.
Edit: Correction, the knob itself illuminates with an orange symbol, a green circle appears underneath the knob in the 6 o'clock position.
The car is an '09; please tell me my car is broken and yours works differently.
Otherwise I have to really scratch my head at whose bright idea this was.
Edit: Correction, the knob itself illuminates with an orange symbol, a green circle appears underneath the knob in the 6 o'clock position.
Last edited by EVONick; Jun 6, 2010 at 03:52 AM.
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Not sure, but without starting the car and putting it in key position 2, only the the centre part of the switch that you turn illuminated in mine. I will be running the car later and will take another look.
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The headlight switch in Canadian cars is useless.
The only thing it is good for is turning on the parking lamps during the day. Otherwise, no matter what position you have it in at night, everything turns on (as if it is in auto mode).
Maybe mine's broken.
The only thing it is good for is turning on the parking lamps during the day. Otherwise, no matter what position you have it in at night, everything turns on (as if it is in auto mode).
Maybe mine's broken.
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