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Citroen C3 - problem with headlights

  • 18-01-2011 9:58am
    #1
    sarah1981
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    I've been having an issue with the headlights recently, they randomly turn on. I'll be driving along, look down at the dash & notice that the lights icon is on when the switch is in the off position. Or sometimes like today for example, I had my small lights on for a while then turned them off only to realise a while later that instead of turning off, the full lights had come on and again the switch was in the off position.

    Has anyone else encountered this? Is it a common problem or only particular to my car?


Comments

  • #2
    GERMAN ROCKS
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,796 ✭✭✭GERMAN ROCKS


    do you have automatic lights in the car. mayby someday you put it into the auto function without knowing it and they come on now when it gets a bit darker


  • #3
    sarah1981
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭sarah1981


    it seems to be random, they can come on any time of the day. I'm not sure I even have automatic lights but I'll double check, thanks

    There was a safety recall last year in relation to the lights, apparently they were randomly switching off when people were driving, never happened to me thank god but it most likely has something to do with whatever they "fixed" when I brought it in, I was just wondering if anyone else had similar problems


  • #4
    si_guru
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭si_guru


    Did you have the wipers on? I have driven some rental cars and they will switch on the lights if the wipers are switched on for any length of time.


  • #5
    GERMAN ROCKS
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,796 ✭✭✭GERMAN ROCKS


    its definately the way that your car has automatic lights i would say. how you would know is if you start up your car in the dark and they come on straight away, then you have them


  • #6
    crosstownk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    sarah1981 wrote: »
    the switch is in the off position.
    GERMAN ROCKS wrote: »
    your car has automatic lights i would say. how you would know is if you start up your car in the dark and they come on straight away, then you have them

    It could be the auto lights. For this to happen the light switch must be in the Auto position rather than the Off position. If the switch is set to Off then the lights are off. It must be set to Auto for the automatic function to work.

    OP - what year is the C3?
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