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Title: xenons
Post by: raywilb on 05 September 2017, 11:54:39
i noticed last night that my o/s headlight has its parking light out.  its a xenon . I thought a check light warning should appear on the display. its not
Title: Re: xenons
Post by: Nick W on 05 September 2017, 13:09:09
The only bulb failure warning is for the brake lights.


The parking light isn't a xenon bulb
Title: Re: xenons
Post by: tunnie on 05 September 2017, 13:16:44
Quote from: Nick W on 05 September 2017, 13:09:09
The only bulb failure warning is for the brake lights.


The parking light isn't a xenon bulb

Don't think that's right.

For my old 2.2, the MID checked head/tail lights as well. It would tell you if a rear light was out also front dipped beam.

But yes parking light is not xenon, unless it's been chav'd up
Title: Re: xenons
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 05 September 2017, 14:20:52
Front sidelights not on check control... tail lights are ;)
Title: Re: xenons
Post by: TheBoy on 05 September 2017, 15:49:08
What DG says.

Plus HIDs are not on check control either, on HID equipped cars.
Title: Re: xenons
Post by: raywilb on 05 September 2017, 17:31:54
Quote from: raywilb on 05 September 2017, 11:54:39
i noticed last night that my o/s headlight has its parking light out.  its a xenon . I thought a check light warning should appear on the display. its not
  wrote that wrong I meant to say headlights  are xenons , but I knew parking bulb is a normal bulb. though I thought anything to do with a light out would appear as a warning on the mid.
Title: Re: xenons
Post by: omega2018 on 06 September 2017, 01:23:38
Quote from: TheBoy on 05 September 2017, 15:49:08
What DG says.

Plus HIDs are not on check control either, on HID equipped cars.

mine defo are.  hid only though, not side bulbs.  i get a warning when my n/s hid occasionally fails to spark.
Title: Re: xenons
Post by: TheBoy on 07 September 2017, 13:29:21
Quote from: migmog on 06 September 2017, 01:23:38
Quote from: TheBoy on 05 September 2017, 15:49:08
What DG says.

Plus HIDs are not on check control either, on HID equipped cars.

mine defo are.  hid only though, not side bulbs.  i get a warning when my n/s hid occasionally fails to spark.
The Ballasts are (i.e., leave on unplugged), but bulb isn't.  Certainly on PFL, not experimented on FL
Title: Re: xenons
Post by: Mr Gav on 07 September 2017, 15:45:37
My facelift MV6 flagged up a HID bulb that wasn`t sparking properly too, the warning went out as soon as the bulb was lit.
Title: Re: xenons
Post by: omega2018 on 07 September 2017, 23:26:52
Quote from: Mr Gav on 07 September 2017, 15:45:37
My facelift MV6 flagged up a HID bulb that wasn`t sparking properly too, the warning went out as soon as the bulb was lit.
yep sometimes with streetlights it's the only way i know a hid bulb hasn't lit short of driving right up to the car in front.  switching the lights off and on usually cures it.