Rear Light error MSG
07-11-2012 | 01:42 PM
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what year is you're car??????
Makes big difference in which bulbs are monitored too.
And agree, those are after market speaker wires (however you never know what they may be connected to)
Makes big difference in which bulbs are monitored too.
And agree, those are after market speaker wires (however you never know what they may be connected to)
07-11-2012 | 02:50 PM
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GeoJerry:
Click on "User CP" at the top of this page in your browser, and edit your signature to include info about your car, like year/model. It will save you typing it into every post, so we know which car we are looking at.
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Bulb monitoring compares the current draw for each bulb with a reference resistor, and gives you that warning on the dash when it sees a discrepancy. It's fairly sensitive to having the correct bulbs installed, so if/when you replace, be sure to get the right ones, not just a grab sample from a store display that looks like it will fit. The system is also sensitive to dirty connections and sockets, ground problems and the like. In your humid Florida climate, any of these things could be the cause of your warning light. Of course, there are simple things like a failed bulb that are the most common cause of the warning. My system warned me once, and a bulb was burned out. I replaced all of them 'cuz I could, cleaned and sealed the ground connections, cleaned all the sockets, did the rear marker lights too while I was in there, and have never had a rear lighting problem since.
Click on "User CP" at the top of this page in your browser, and edit your signature to include info about your car, like year/model. It will save you typing it into every post, so we know which car we are looking at.
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Bulb monitoring compares the current draw for each bulb with a reference resistor, and gives you that warning on the dash when it sees a discrepancy. It's fairly sensitive to having the correct bulbs installed, so if/when you replace, be sure to get the right ones, not just a grab sample from a store display that looks like it will fit. The system is also sensitive to dirty connections and sockets, ground problems and the like. In your humid Florida climate, any of these things could be the cause of your warning light. Of course, there are simple things like a failed bulb that are the most common cause of the warning. My system warned me once, and a bulb was burned out. I replaced all of them 'cuz I could, cleaned and sealed the ground connections, cleaned all the sockets, did the rear marker lights too while I was in there, and have never had a rear lighting problem since.