How to turn off headlights when ignition is off?
Two under the steering wheel shroud and two that hold the stalk to the steering wheel column. I probed the stalk assembly using my multimeter and determined that interrupting the peach wire was the same as turning the headlight switch to the off position.
Why do headlights come on if the switch is left on?
If the switch was left on, then when he starts the car the headlights come on automatically which my son said he might do since his driver’s ed instructor told him he should drive with his lights on all the time anyway. At least now I won’t have to worry about him running down his battery!
What to do if your headlights Don’t Come On?
Leave the vehicle overnight to see if the lights come on. If not – progress! Re-install the DRL and headlight relays one at a time – install, leave overnight, check to see if the lights come on.
What kind of car has automatic headlights that never turn off?
He was driving a Toyota Corolla that he passed down to his little brother but it had automatic headlights so he never had to worry about turning them off. I was worried he would forget to turn them off one day off at college and come back to a dead battery.
Two under the steering wheel shroud and two that hold the stalk to the steering wheel column. I probed the stalk assembly using my multimeter and determined that interrupting the peach wire was the same as turning the headlight switch to the off position.
Leave the vehicle overnight to see if the lights come on. If not – progress! Re-install the DRL and headlight relays one at a time – install, leave overnight, check to see if the lights come on.
If the switch was left on, then when he starts the car the headlights come on automatically which my son said he might do since his driver’s ed instructor told him he should drive with his lights on all the time anyway. At least now I won’t have to worry about him running down his battery!
He was driving a Toyota Corolla that he passed down to his little brother but it had automatic headlights so he never had to worry about turning them off. I was worried he would forget to turn them off one day off at college and come back to a dead battery.