S60: new headlight bulb doesn't do it

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Paul_B - 21 Oct 2005 23:12 GMT

I've been riding around with a "dipped headlight bulb out" error
for a while, so today I tried putting in a new bulb. It took me a
few minutes and a flashlight to figure out how to physically make
the switch, but the unit still doesn't work. Is there some other
possibility I should look for - like a fuse dedicated to one
headlight bank only, or something - or do I need to recheck my
connections even more carefully?

Thanks,
p.

'01 s60

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Marvin - 22 Oct 2005 19:54 GMT

> I've been riding around with a "dipped headlight bulb out" error
> for a while, so today I tried putting in a new bulb. It took me a
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>
> '01 s60

First see if the lamp is truly not lit. The error message may itself be in error.

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Glenn Klein - 22 Oct 2005 23:25 GMT

> I've been riding around with a "dipped headlight bulb out" error
> for a while, so today I tried putting in a new bulb. It took me a
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>
> '01 s60

The dipped beam is the low beam make sure that you did not replace the
high beam by accident

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Mike F - 25 Oct 2005 13:12 GMT

> I've been riding around with a "dipped headlight bulb out" error
> for a while, so today I tried putting in a new bulb. It took me a
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>
> '01 s60

In the bulb failure relay there are little shunts - a low resistance
that the relay uses to measure the current going into the bulb. This is
the info that the relay uses to turn the bulb failure light on. These
burning out are a fairly common problem. There are different ones,
depending on the headlights.

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Paul_B - 25 Oct 2005 23:56 GMT

>> I've been riding around with a "dipped headlight bulb out" error
>> for a while, so today I tried putting in a new bulb. It took me a
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> burning out are a fairly common problem. There are different ones,
> depending on the headlights.

Would this shunt going kill the headlight too? I think tommorrow
I'll see if my mechanic will take a look at it. It is the
headlight that's not lit, not just an errant warning message.

Thanks to all who responded - I've been offline for 4 days due to
serious ISP error.

p.

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James Sweet - 26 Oct 2005 00:55 GMT

>>>I've been riding around with a "dipped headlight bulb out" error
>>>for a while, so today I tried putting in a new bulb. It took me a
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>
> p.

Yes, while I've never dealt with the solid state sensor used in the S60,
a burned out shunt will indeed kill whatever light it feeds. Makes me
like the old electromechanical sensors a bit more, very clever design
they used.

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Paul_B - 30 Oct 2005 14:07 GMT

> I've been riding around with a "dipped headlight bulb out" error
> for a while, so today I tried putting in a new bulb. It took me a
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> headlight bank only, or something - or do I need to recheck my
> connections even more carefully?

Turns out it was something related to the interior fuse panel. We
checked the hood compartment fuses - nothing. Then he went into
the interior panel. Not sure what he did - he speaks with a thick
Greek accent - but I soon had my light back. I supposed it was
the fuse, though he made it sound more complicated than that.

Thanks again to all.

p.

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