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(Message started by: rosso-mick on Feb 4^th, 2006, 8:35am)

Title: front side lights stay on
Post by rosso-mick on Feb 4^th, 2006, 8:35am

my scorpio has been stood for a couple of months
ive just put it back on the road knowing it needed a new battery,everything seemed ok but not to be
when ive switched of and parked up the front side lights stay on any body got any idea,s

Title: Re: front side lights stay on
Post by locky on Feb 4^th, 2006, 8:45am

This might sound a bit daft, but have you checked that the parking lights are off?

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/images/handbook016.gif

At least, if they are off we know where to start looking.

hth

Title: Re: front side lights stay on
Post by Highlander on Feb 4^th, 2006, 8:48am

Does it have a battery cover?

Title: Re: front side lights stay on
Post by locky on Feb 4^th, 2006, 8:54am

And that's a good place to start! ;D ;D

Title: Re: front side lights stay on
Post by Dave on Feb 4^th, 2006, 10:08am

Also check the headlight switch is ok - they can give problems :)

Title: Re: front side lights stay on
Post by Paul B on Feb 4^th, 2006, 5:18pm

Yeah, it needs the battery and fusebox covers in place.

And those headlight switches are quite often playing up. The contacts can burn out on the back.

Title: Re: front side lights stay on
Post by martin_rowe on Feb 6^th, 2006, 9:32am

had same problem on one of mine, pulled my hair out for quite a while, switch, strip / re build both fuse boxes, dash, ect, finally noticed they went off when the ash tray was moved, the illumination wire terminal had broken off & was resting on the power to the fag lighter. the most simple things.