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Old Jan 19, 2020 | 09:22 PM
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Spot Lamp Function Not working

Has anyone had any issues with their Spot Lamps? The button is lighted but does not do anything when I try and turn them on. I'm in park not moving.


 
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Old Jan 19, 2020 | 09:38 PM
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I have not tried to use mine yet but the manual states:

"The spot lamps are on the forward-facing side of the exterior mirrors. Switch on the spot lamps by pressing the buttons above the lighting control with the parking lamps on."

Not sure if it makes a difference but I see you have the lights on auto. You may try to switch them over to parking lights only and see if the spot lamps come on when you press the button.

EDIT - I just checked mine with the lights on and it worked.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2020 | 09:45 PM
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Tried every light setting. No change.
thank you for trying yours
Might have to get ford to look at it. I believe there's a module just for them.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2020 | 09:48 PM
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I must say, the lights are very weak and may not be useful. The puddle light that shines down is nice but the spot lamps are much less impressive.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2020 | 09:54 PM
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Yeah, they don't do much at all. I have always used mine with headlights set to auto.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2020 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SARDiverDan
I have not tried to use mine yet but the manual states:

"The spot lamps are on the forward-facing side of the exterior mirrors. Switch on the spot lamps by pressing the buttons above the lighting control with the parking lamps on."

Not sure if it makes a difference but I see you have the lights on auto. You may try to switch them over to parking lights only and see if the spot lamps come on when you press the button.

EDIT - I just checked mine with the lights on and it worked.
Now you got me wanting to check mine. I was sure they only work with the parking lights on, not headlights.

Is there a way to turn the puddle lights on other than opening a door? They might be helpful when parking at night to light up the curb.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2020 | 10:27 PM
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Yeah, they don't do much at all. I have always used mine with headlights set to auto.
I love mine I use them all the time locating gas/pipeline stakes in ditches.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2020 | 10:46 PM
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Are your switches lighting up to indicate that the spots are on? That might help point you in a direction for troubleshooting.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2020 | 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by PentaPop
Are your switches lighting up to indicate that the spots are on? That might help point you in a direction for troubleshooting.
Good question. I dont usually look at them as I activated them when moving at a crawl along edge of road. I am pretty sure that when activated something illuminates orange on them however to indicate they are on.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2020 | 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by PentaPop
Are your switches lighting up to indicate that the spots are on? That might help point you in a direction for troubleshooting.
nope - click the switch and nothing happens - ON should illuminate
 
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Old Jan 20, 2020 | 12:07 AM
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I just went out and played around with mine, they work in any headlight setting besides off. They only stay on till about 5mph and cant be turned back on until stopped. And yes, ON is illuminated when they are on.
 
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Digging here, but having issues with my passenger side spot light on my 2021 f450. They come on but the passenger side light will slowly turn off and then come back on again. Any ideas?
 
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Digging here, but having issues with my passenger side spot light on my 2021 f450. They come on but the passenger side light will slowly turn off and then come back on again. Any ideas?
You should start a new thread for this issue.
 
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