Help please.
Espace 1994 MK2 phase 3. Headlight main/dip problem.
Headlights stay on dip and will not go to main.
Symptoms:
1. driving along with headlights on mainand they would not dip when switch operated.
2. Ignition off and operate switch backwards (like flash headlight on most other cars) and headlights come on on main.
3. Turn on side then headlight and headlights come on in dip but will not go to main beam when switch operated.
Haynes manual is useless with rubbish general diags.
Fuse 8 for headlights etc ok as other circuits listed for that fuse still work.
Can anyone tell me how the system works (ie when pull switch back to change main/dip what feeds to what, where and how (flip flop relay??)....where is relay for main/dip?
Hear a relay clicking in box on n/s inner wing when ign off and head main is flashed.
How do you open the black box without breaking it to check for other possible main/dip relay.
Is there another fuse(s) for main and dip any where?
What are the function of the wires at the switch so I can test the circuit (suspect circuit works by switch putting a live to a two way flip flop relay so that one pull changes relay to dip and next pull changes relay to main. Details of terminal numbers/wiring colours and locations would be a great help.
Light switch (I now have dangeling)has 2 plugs with no apparent terminal numbers on sockets or plugs.
Wire colours are:
plug 1 (has PE 2 cast on it)
a. Thick white......b. Thick red.....c. Medium grey + a thin white....d. 2 Brown..one medium and one thin.
Plug 2 I suspect is for the horn/direction...6 terminals
a. grey....b. red/grey....c white/green with red/green flash at end + another wire white with red flash at end...d. pink/grey with purple flash at end...e. white.....f. white/grey with blue flash at end.
I am retired electronics engineer and on my Scimitars can find any fault using the circuit diagramms I hold for them.
Thank you in advance.
Espace 1994 MK2 phase 3. Headlight main/dip problem.
Headlights stay on dip and will not go to main.
Symptoms:
1. driving along with headlights on mainand they would not dip when switch operated.
2. Ignition off and operate switch backwards (like flash headlight on most other cars) and headlights come on on main.
3. Turn on side then headlight and headlights come on in dip but will not go to main beam when switch operated.
Haynes manual is useless with rubbish general diags.
Fuse 8 for headlights etc ok as other circuits listed for that fuse still work.
Can anyone tell me how the system works (ie when pull switch back to change main/dip what feeds to what, where and how (flip flop relay??)....where is relay for main/dip?
Hear a relay clicking in box on n/s inner wing when ign off and head main is flashed.
How do you open the black box without breaking it to check for other possible main/dip relay.
Is there another fuse(s) for main and dip any where?
What are the function of the wires at the switch so I can test the circuit (suspect circuit works by switch putting a live to a two way flip flop relay so that one pull changes relay to dip and next pull changes relay to main. Details of terminal numbers/wiring colours and locations would be a great help.
Light switch (I now have dangeling)has 2 plugs with no apparent terminal numbers on sockets or plugs.
Wire colours are:
plug 1 (has PE 2 cast on it)
a. Thick white......b. Thick red.....c. Medium grey + a thin white....d. 2 Brown..one medium and one thin.
Plug 2 I suspect is for the horn/direction...6 terminals
a. grey....b. red/grey....c white/green with red/green flash at end + another wire white with red flash at end...d. pink/grey with purple flash at end...e. white.....f. white/grey with blue flash at end.
I am retired electronics engineer and on my Scimitars can find any fault using the circuit diagramms I hold for them.
Thank you in advance.