On my 1500 4x4 laramie 09 model....
when the light switch is to the left the lights come on when i start the truck and go off when i shut it off...

I took the truck to the dealer last week and had the 12000 check up... here in Italy...

Today it was foggy out so i decided to turn on the fog lights..(push the light button in the middle) Fog lights did not turn on.. i was like WTF.. i got flashed by a couple of drivers passing me.... No lights on..

I turned the switch to the ON position and no problems lights worked and so did the fogs... what would cause the lights not to come on in the daylight mode??


What could cause this? I looked in the manual to see if there was a fuse or something but found nothing..

Any takers on whats wrong...


thanks in advance

T

 

Never seen a car that you could turn the driving lights on when the headlights were not on. Sounds normal to me.

The far left (A) position only turns the headlights on when the light sensors say that they should be on, or when you turn on the wipers if you have that option turned on.

 

if that is the case where is the light sensor? because it was foggy out and not very bright out.. i would have thougth it would have been on...

I thought the A was for daylight driving lights always on... i guess i learned something new today.

thanks

T

 

All the manual says is:

Automatic Headlights — If Equipped

This system automatically turns the headlights on or off
according to ambient light levels. To turn the system on,
rotate the headlight switch to the A (AUTO) position.

Automatic Headlight Position

When the system is on, the Headlight Delay feature is
also on. This means the headlights will stay on for up to
90 seconds after you turn the ignition switch to the OFF
position. To turn the automatic headlights off, turn the
headlight switch out of the AUTO position.

NOTE:

The engine must be running before the headlights

will turn on in the Automatic Mode.


Also says this about the fog lights:

The fog lights will operate only when the parking lights
are on or when the vehicle headlights are on low beam.
An indicator light located in the instrument cluster will
illuminate when the fog lights are on. The fog lights will
turn off when the switch is pushed a second time, when
the headlight switch is rotated to the off position, or the

high beam is selected.


Might want to read through your manual to understand how everything works
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No idea where the sensor is

 

The light sensor is in the middle of the dash up near the windshield. Looks like a little nipple thing.

Next time you go to the dealer, have them check the level setting of the sensor. They can adjust it up and down. Yours might just be adjusted so they don't come on unless it is really dark out.
I have a lot of trees where I live that cover the roads. So my lights come on and go off quite a bit. So when I am following someone it looks like I am flashing my headlights at them to get out of my way. It is just the sensor kicking in and out.

BTW I have a car (2006 Rav4) that you can turn on only the fogs. No headlights needed, but the running lights need to be on. On my wife's 2009 Rav4 you need to have the headlights on.

 

As oldjeep said you can turn your driving lights on when:

1. the parking lights are on
2. the headlights are on (lowbeam).

ie the parking lights must be on, but the headlights don't need to be on.

 

if you go into the set up menu you can turn on a headlight delay so that the light done flicker as much

 

The delay you are talking about is for how long the headlights will stay on after you shut it off