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It’s my first time posting and I need some advice if possible. My secondary headlamps (the hi beams) are supposed to turn on when I turn on my main headlamps. Just yesterday they stopped turning on when I turn on the main headlamps and I’m getting the pesky light error message. They turn on when I activate the hi beams, so I don’t think it’s an issue with the bulbs. Is this a bad fuse somewhere? Any help is greatly appreciated!
getting weird vibe like they're trying to describe the 6 watt, city lights and not the 50/60 watt high beam bulbs
if so, the w210s are notorious, especially now given their age, of having decomposing wiring insulation and
bulb socket to the H6W city light bulb. so you may want to inspect this carefully
It is indeed that defective lamp message! Maybe I’m not doing a good job describing this, but I’m talking about the smaller headlamps between the regular larger headlamps. They would normally activate when I turn on the furthest click to the right on the light selector switch that also turn on the main headlamps. If I put it just to the parking light selection they don’t turn on, but if I click the turn signal lever and turn on the hi beams then they work. So the bulbs are activating on the hi beam setting but nowhere else where they used to, like the parking lights and alongside the main headlamps. I have the light selector switch that has the parking setting and main settings, then the additional pull option for fog lights.
it really sounds like you're describing the park/city light bulbs which are very low wattage bulbs. each of the high beam
bowls contain 2 bulbs - one for park and one for HIGH beam. you're not really being complete or accurate in describing
the symptom which can be misleading.
so, it is important that you lift the hood, remove the headlight rear panel, and examine the wire harness leading to the
park/city bulb which is the LOWER positioned bulb.....and not the high beam bulb centered within the bowl.
is the wire insulation healthy and undamaged ?? pull the city/park bulb and test for continuity or connect 12 vdc to it -
does it light up. report back
you can see the small, city/park light bulb kind of dangling at the blue/black wire termination
since it would be a tad unusual for BOTH city/park light bulbs to be inoperative at the same time, it may not be
the bulbs, rather something upstream...leading me to suspect wiring or the headlight switch itself...which is
also not unheard of and would then need replacing
Last edited by raymond g-; Nov 10, 2019 at 02:39 PM.
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