dash lights not auto diming.
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Tuned
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From: Great northwest
dash lights not auto diming.
I bought a new to me 2016 f150 lariat. I can not figure out why the dash lights will not dim at night. I turn down the dimmer next to the head lights and it is great until i stop. Then when I get back in the next night, they are bright again. When i touch the dimmer button they dim to the setting i had before.
In the manual and on line i find that the dimmer is bypassed if the auto dimming is on in the dash, but i can not find that setting, or a reference to where to set it in the manual. I am sure it is because I am over looking it.
Anyone help me out with this?
In the manual and on line i find that the dimmer is bypassed if the auto dimming is on in the dash, but i can not find that setting, or a reference to where to set it in the manual. I am sure it is because I am over looking it.
Anyone help me out with this?
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Tuned
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From: Great northwest
Thanks. there is nothing on the dash. The auto headlights come on, so i think the sensor is working. It is just that the dash lights do not dim, until i touch the dimmer button next to the headlight switch.
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Just a thought, sometimes when electronics change random settings with these trucks, it is a sign the battery needs charged or replaced. Are you having any other odd things occur, or does your auto start / stop work as it should?
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Tuned
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From: Great northwest
what is on my truck
so i have a window sticker for my truck but is there a way to tell exactly what options are on this truck? i found an old mention of etis.ford. but it does not work.
I am going to check and maybe change the battery, i cant find start stop, or adaptive cruise. but i dont know for sure if they should be there?
the window sticker lists 502A and technology package.
it is a 2016 lariat 4x4 3.5L ecoboost
should this be a an agm battery
I am going to check and maybe change the battery, i cant find start stop, or adaptive cruise. but i dont know for sure if they should be there?
the window sticker lists 502A and technology package.
it is a 2016 lariat 4x4 3.5L ecoboost
should this be a an agm battery
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I'm pretty sure the 502a has auto start / stop. My 2020 does. Someone could have programmed it off, or it might be off because it is charging. Scroll through your menu, it will say why it is off. Yes, mine has an agm battery. Your 2016 might very well be ready for its second battery. I would start there, stop at a store and have it checked. If you have a charger, charge it.
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Tuned
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From: Great northwest
so i did not go to town today, but the batter has a 2/23 sticker in it, it is also a H6 battery. when i look it up on line it says H7 is it ok, or is this part of the problem?
thank you
thank you