Bulb Failure Position Light

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Pleasantly Surprized, Dec 5, 2003.

  1. What does Bulb Failure Position Light message mean and what is the fix? All
    my lights work properly.
     
    Pleasantly Surprized, Dec 5, 2003
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    G Klein Guest

    Check your parking light bulbs to see if all are working if one is out
    change all of them
     
    G Klein, Dec 6, 2003
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    James Sweet Guest

    What model car is this? The sensor is notoriously sensitive and can be
    triggered if the bulbs on each side are mismatched.
     
    James Sweet, Dec 6, 2003
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    Mike F Guest

    This has to be one of the newer ones (S80, new V70, S60 etc.) that have
    the text warning. And Volvo bulb failure sensors haven't compared
    current from left to right since the end of the 940. (760s from 1988
    and 850s also use the new type sensor.) This type of sensor senses the
    current to each bulb and turns on the warning if the current falls below
    a certain amount. So the bulb can still be working and turn on the
    light. This type is not sensitive to left to right balance so at least
    that's an improvement. It is still sensitive to dirty sockets etc.

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    Mike F.
    Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

    NOTE: new address!!
    Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
    (But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
     
    Mike F, Dec 8, 2003
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    James Sweet Guest

    Ah, good to know, my only experience is with the 940 and earlier cars.
     
    James Sweet, Dec 8, 2003
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