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Parking lights wont turn off?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:25 pm
by Redlined
First beautiful day in weeks so I take the car out to get it washed. when I get home I notice my parking lights are on. First I look down at the keys in my hand and think "now THATS odd" then I open to door and realize the switch is off.
So. Not only is the ignition off but the switch is also and I still have parking lights on (not headlights and they dont turn on if I turn the switch on with the ignition off)
Any clues where I should start looking? I hate electrical work
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:52 pm
by legacy92ej22t
Did you try to cycle the parking light switch? Maybe turning on then back off will do the trick?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:04 pm
by Redlined
Yes I did. Both with the ignition on and off with no results.
Considering this happened directly after getting my car washed. is there a connection somewhere that is suseptible <sp?> to water?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:08 pm
by evolutionmovement
Did you hit the switch on top of the steering column?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:21 pm
by Redlined
*blank expression* on top of steering column?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:24 pm
by Redlined
ok. im a dumbass. That fixed it, thanks Evolutionmovement
must have hit it when I was wiping the dash etc down at the carwash.
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:44 pm
by asc_up
Hahahaha I hated that damn switch when I first got my Subaru. Don't worry, I think just about EVERYONE does what you did and freaks out.
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:55 pm
by evolutionmovement
I think cleaning the interior is how most people discover the thing.
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:58 pm
by asc_up
Yeah. The guy I bought my car from warned me about it ahead of time, but I still hit it once and then remembered what he told me.
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:13 pm
by Saskatoon Subaru
don't worry i've done that, came and asked the same question lol stupid pointless switch
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:41 am
by New92
When I flipped mine, I must have popped the hood and pulled the fuse for a month before I finally looked it up on here and found out what a dork Id been! Dont worry friend, some people have done much much worse as a result of being unaware of that tricky little switch.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:35 am
by Aerotech
LOL... At least you caught it! The first time that happened to me, (yep, after a car wash, they flipped the switch when wiping the column down) I parked the car in the morning, and went up to the apt and to bed. Got up that night to go to work, battery was totally dead... and I was parallel parked, so I couldn't get it out to coast. Hello... AAA?
Late for work, naturally.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:05 pm
by legacy92ej22t
legacy92ej22t wrote:Did you try to cycle the parking light switch? Maybe turning on then back off will do the trick?
Haha, that's the switch I thought we were talking about, the one on top of the steering wheel column.
Don't worry, it's happened to everyone.
