JOEHARRIS Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 A FRIEND JUST ACQUIRED A 1996 SEDAN DEVILL, WITH 46,056 MILES ON IT AND HER HEADLIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME. IS THIS NORMAL? IF NOT WHAT CAN SHE DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stsjoe Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Is it the daytime running lights or do you take the key out come back an hour latter and they are still on? Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 If you don't actually have daytime running lights then your "problem" may be the cause of a little trick that fools the light sensor. Some people, myself included, roll up a tiny piece of electrical tape and cover the light sensor. The sensor always thinks it's nighttime and when you turn on the car the lights come on. Now you have the "poor man's" daytime running lights. If this is the case then make sure you're getting a discount from your insurance company. -kg 207,000 miles "Burns" rubber " I've never considered myself to be all that conservative, but it seems the more liberal some people get the more conservative I become. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 I believe the '96 has DRL so they should be on all the time at about 50% power during the day and full power at night. As mentioned it is controlled by the ambient light sensor (the flat one) mounted in the defroster grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFBonnett Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 You can download a PDF copy of the owners manual here... http://myweb.accessus.net/~090/resources-cad.html#om The headlight/DRL issue is addressed. FWIW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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