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Old 06-27-2022, 04:08 PM
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Im currently getting these three codes and I have no idea how to diagnose, YouTube barely has any videos I want to know if I need to swap the module. A few days ago some water got into the headlight and the adaptive headlamp warning came on and it hasn’t left.

On my driver side headlight only the daytime running lights have stayed on but no light from the high beam. All bulbs are in good shape.

On my passenger side, day time running lights are not working (bulb looks fine) but I think the cables were exposed and touched each other causing a short. High beam bulb is working.


my main concern is getting the driver side fixed because I can’t drive at night with a bad headlight.

Please let me know what you guys think and thank you in advance.

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Check your wire harness carefully if you haven't already. Be careful with the wires as they are prone to losing the shielding and shorting each other.
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Originally Posted by 08535
check your wire harness carefully if you haven't already. Be careful with the wires as they are prone to losing the shielding and shorting each other.
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The first thing to do is to dry out the headlight. I'd pop the big round cover (assuming your headlights have those on the back) and stick a hairdryer (on cool setting!) in and let it run overnight. OTOH, I live in the desert which will dry out anything in no time.

But if your problem is the dreaded broken down insulation, you're looking at rewiring or replacement of the headlights to get it working again. Also check for fuses (after fixing shorts in the headlights).
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