Auto Headlights
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I have no additional suggestion. I can't think of any other reasons why the headlights would light up just be switching on accessory mode.
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That headlight switch moving from off to auto every time I started the truck which is in the garage, turned on the headlights for nothing. Backed out of garage and daylight shut off the headlights. A waste of the headlights. I was happy when it was published in Forscan that is could be disabled. Switch now stays where I leave it.
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There is a simple setting you can change in the BCM so that the headlight switch memorizes last known position upon each ignition cycle. It was one of the first changes I made in my truck.
Set this parameter in the BCM with ForScan or some other software.
726-74-01 xx01 xxxx xxxx
This ensures that when you manually turn your lights off (such as when you park) they will never automatically come back on in auto mode.
Read this:
https://www.f150forum.com/f129/forscan-14th-gen-f150s-481816/#post6669208
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That headlight switch moving from off to auto every time I started the truck which is in the garage, turned on the headlights for nothing. Backed out of garage and daylight shut off the headlights. A waste of the headlights. I was happy when it was published in Forscan that is could be disabled. Switch now stays where I leave it.
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I don't use remote start because 1) it drains my FOB battery and 2) it's 2 wasted button presses -FOBs and batteries are too expensive to be replacing due to excessive button pushing.
Sorry -just poking fun. Never heard anybody ever say that lights coming on were a waste of headlight use. I sort of chucked a little.
At least prior to this, OP was offered a resolution before I derailed it.
Sorry -just poking fun. Never heard anybody ever say that lights coming on were a waste of headlight use. I sort of chucked a little.
At least prior to this, OP was offered a resolution before I derailed it.
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I don't use remote start because 1) it drains my FOB battery and 2) it's 2 wasted button presses -FOBs and batteries are too expensive to be replacing due to excessive button pushing.
Sorry -just poking fun. Never heard anybody ever say that lights coming on were a waste of headlight use. I sort of chucked a little.
At least prior to this, OP was offered a resolution before I derailed it.
Sorry -just poking fun. Never heard anybody ever say that lights coming on were a waste of headlight use. I sort of chucked a little.
At least prior to this, OP was offered a resolution before I derailed it.
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@mal01
There is a simple setting you can change in the BCM so that the headlight switch memorizes last known position upon each ignition cycle. It was one of the first changes I made in my truck.
Set this parameter in the BCM with ForScan or some other software.
726-74-01 xx01 xxxx xxxx
This ensures that when you manually turn your lights off (such as when you park) they will never automatically come back on in auto mode.
Read this:
https://www.f150forum.com/f129/forsc...6/#post6669208
There is a simple setting you can change in the BCM so that the headlight switch memorizes last known position upon each ignition cycle. It was one of the first changes I made in my truck.
Set this parameter in the BCM with ForScan or some other software.
726-74-01 xx01 xxxx xxxx
This ensures that when you manually turn your lights off (such as when you park) they will never automatically come back on in auto mode.
Read this:
https://www.f150forum.com/f129/forsc...6/#post6669208