What is this part?

[dbs600]

What is this dark red circle on the interior, by the passenger side a-pillar?

 

[pfran42]

light sensor for auto headlamps.

 

[CWR33]

Security component would be my guess.

 

[dbs600]

Thanks!

 

[pfran42]

 

[Hugh Heifer]

Dashboard.

 

[yooper]

If you put your hat over that thing the headlights will turn on in the daytime. Took me a while to figure out why that was happening.

 

[paflytyer]

It's your panic button! Be careful......
Nah, just like the above says, it's your auto lights sensor.

 

[re_guderian]

You can also turn it about 1/4 turn to adjust the light sensitivity of your auto headlights.

 

[petrotk40]

What site do you find this stuff off of? Or is this a screenshot of the electronic FSM?

 

[2000UZJ]

You can also turn it about 1/4 turn to adjust the light sensitivity of your auto headlights.

Do you know if you can turn this sensor to disable the auto lights?

 

[petrotk40]

Do you know if you can turn this sensor to disable the auto lights?

I just use the stalk to operate the headlights, I quit using the auto lights with the advent of HID's. I'm sure I'm stating the obvious tho.

 

[2000UZJ]

I just use the stalk to operate the headlights, I quit using the auto lights with the advent of HID's. I'm sure I'm stating the obvious tho.

I do the same, I just want to prevent unnecessary wear and tear on my ballasts ($450 a piece). But that 2 second warm up is awesome

 

[petrotk40]

I do the same, I just want to prevent unnecessary wear and tear on my ballasts ($450 a piece). But that 2 second warm up is awesome

If you have your headlight stalk in the off position, why would the sensor have any control?

 

[2000UZJ]

If you have your headlight stalk in the off position, why would the sensor have any control?

oh and

ha, true. But after somebody drives my truck princess the lights are on automatic and everything is changed around. I'd rather disconnect it/disable it so it can't be functional even if the light switch has been changed. I have already put in limiters that won't allow the ballasts to rapidly, but auto lights seem to defeat it no matter what. I guess one could disassemble the stalk and remove the contacts for "auto". But that seems like a lot of work when I can adjust a sensor or unhook it.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

What site do you find this stuff off of? Or is this a screenshot of the electronic FSM?

It's the crazy stuff you learn by actually reading the owner's manual.

 

[petrotk40]

It's the crazy stuff you learn by actually reading the owner's manual.

ya no . I was wondering how he was posting pictures of it. feel free to delete both of our posts.

 

[petrotk40]

ha, true. But after somebody drives my truck princess the lights are on automatic and everything is changed around. I'd rather disconnect it/disable it so it can't be functional even if the light switch has been changed. I have already put in limiters that won't allow the ballasts to rapidly, but auto lights seem to defeat it no matter what. I guess one could disassemble the stalk and remove the contacts for "auto". But that seems like a lot of work when I can adjust a sensor or unhook it.

I think the solution to your problem is to not let others drive it

 

[pfran42]

What site do you find this stuff off of? Or is this a screenshot of the electronic FSM?

FSM scrape using the Windows 7 Snip-it tool. All Snip-it captures are automatically directed to a folder that is monitored and synced with Picasa Web albums. Once I crop a pic, I just have to go to the pic online and copy the newly created URL over to my Mud post.

 

[Wilsil]

Manual?
Anyone reading the manual?