200 with rear locker (1 Viewer)

[Jonty]

So what does it do? Why do you need to adjust the headlights from inside???

If the car isn't level - e.g. loaded heavily, you can correct the beam to avoid blinding other drivers or point the beam down when in a queue of cars etc. All cars here (and Europe?) come with this, unless equipped with Xenon bulbs.

Also, why would you need to idle up the engine? Is that a diesel thing?

To boost the heater when, e.g. sitting in the car with the engine at idle in freezing conditions. I think it is a diesel thing.

 

[JBHorne]

If the car isn't level - e.g. loaded heavily, you can correct the beam to avoid blinding other drivers or point the beam down when in a queue of cars etc. All cars here (and Europe?) come with this, unless equipped with Xenon bulbs.


To boost the heater when, e.g. sitting in the car with the engine at idle in freezing conditions. I think it is a diesel thing.

You have the answers to everything! Haha, I don't think I need to "idle up" anything here....it's over 100 outside!

 

[Bear80]

Idle up is for winching

 

[dtt255]

Idle up is for winching

Thats intereting

 

[boobook]

Idle up is for winching

Unfortunatley not, it only appears in the diesel and is a cold running aid. When pressed and the temp is below about 5 degrees C ( 40F?) the idle revs go to about 1000rpm. It does nothing if the temp is above that.

 

[100 TD]

Yes it is a stationary heating aid only, it only works in park or neutral to get the engine coolant up to temp (for heating the cabin) then automatically cuts out when warm enough.
I thought about modifying it on my 100 series to use for winching, but it is an input direct to the ECU IIRC. So I would have to also energise a relay from the idle up switch to switch in a resistor in place of the coolant temp sender to trick the ECU into thinking it was cold, which is doable I expect but I haven't gotten round to it.

 

[boobook]

"So I would have to also energise a relay from the idle up switch to switch in a resistor in place of the coolant temp sender to trick the ECU into thinking it was cold..."

That's not a bad idea.