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Lighting up?

Post by microsoft excel »

Is this the correct sequence for the operation of the headlights?
The only reason I ask, is it's different on the way up to on the way back down and is different to the owners handbook.

Off
Posn. 1 - Nothing
Posn. 2 - Sidelights, headlights up and on dim dip.
Posn. 3 - Sidelights, standard dipped headlights.
Push stalk forward - Sidelights and main beam.

Then...

Pull back stalk - (Posn. 3) Back to sidelights and dipped headlights.
Posn. 2 - Sidelights, dim dip headlights.
Posn. 1 - Sidelights, headlights up but no lights on.
Off - Light units go down.

Posn. 1 seems to be the problem area if there is a problem.
I have quickly checked for a bad earth connection just in case my '87 excel did not have a dim dip. (Seems OK)
However, could it be the switch itself?
It repeats time after time the same sequence with no abnormal pattern.

Thanks Karl

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Post by dpr59 »

No problem.

Pos 1 keeps the pods up and lights off for cleaning.
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Post by microsoft excel »

Cheers for the swift reply i'm a little happier now. :)

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Post by amarshall »

Sidelights shouldn't be on in position 1.
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Post by microsoft excel »

I'll try and dry the sidelight cases out and reseal them and see if this makes a difference, with the amount of water we have in Tewkesbury at the moment some may have got into the electrics.

Thanks Karl

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