1998 Limited Edition Explorer
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From: Anchorage, Alaska
1998 Limited Edition Explorer
I have a question that isn’t covered in my owner’s manual for a 1998 Limited Edition Explorer.
When you start the vehicle at nighttime the headlights illuminate automatically, actually all of the running lights illuminate automatically without turning the headlight switch on.
After the vehicle is stopped and the ignition is turned off the lights stay on for approximately three minutes.
Is there a way to disable this feature? I find it bothersome to keep looking out side to see if the lights “really” go off or not! I can’t get an answer out of Ford; perhaps there is a supplements guide for the Limited Edition that I’m missing.
Regards,
John
When you start the vehicle at nighttime the headlights illuminate automatically, actually all of the running lights illuminate automatically without turning the headlight switch on.
After the vehicle is stopped and the ignition is turned off the lights stay on for approximately three minutes.
Is there a way to disable this feature? I find it bothersome to keep looking out side to see if the lights “really” go off or not! I can’t get an answer out of Ford; perhaps there is a supplements guide for the Limited Edition that I’m missing.
Regards,
John
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I looked at a 99 explorer diagram. They call what you have "Autolamps". They show the module that has the ambient light sensor that turns the lights on automatically.
I cannot find any other circuit or brain box besides this one for the headlights. This autolamp feature is supposed to have a switch somewhere to turn it off. If you turn the autolamp feature off, does the delay off feature also go away? If it does, then the delay off feature must be built into the autolamp module, and they do not say anything about getting inside of it to defeat the delay off feature.
I cannot find any other circuit or brain box besides this one for the headlights. This autolamp feature is supposed to have a switch somewhere to turn it off. If you turn the autolamp feature off, does the delay off feature also go away? If it does, then the delay off feature must be built into the autolamp module, and they do not say anything about getting inside of it to defeat the delay off feature.
