Lights are on but there is nobody home...

Hi Guys,

Not sure if this is a problem or issues or even one of those safety features that some cars have but can you please tell me if anyones elses D40 does the same.

Let me explain the issue....With the car turned off and the keys out of the ignition I bumped the high beam by mistake the other night and the low beam turned on and so did the dash lights......

To turn off I turned the lights all the way on and then off again....I repeated to see if was just one of those things but again it happened.

I have tried to find out if this is a "Nissan Feature" but cannot find anything and thought I would pass it on the the brains trust being you guys....

Please let me know

Thanks again

not sure what your asking.

is it that you can turn the lights on when the keys are out or that you have to turn lights on full to turn them off ??

No sorry, you know how you can just flash your high beam lights by pushing the light stork forward and releasing it and they come on and go out straight away???? well I had the keys out and the ignition off the other day, flash the high beams which I knows happens but when they went out the low beam lights turned on yet the switch was set to off. The dash lights also were on....

I hope that makes sense

sounds like the rotating switch in your handle is a dud if its on and saying off? hmm

yeah its supposed to be like that, its an awesome feature... when i get home turn off the car... flash them once and it gives you light for about half a minute to unlock the house!

lol, i've never tried it, sounds handy

or maybe not on the DX model, hmm

will try after typing this post

doesnt work on the DX?

i flash them then they just go out, hmm

So it is a feature.....?

I asked another mate of mine that had a Navara and he told me that his STX did as well....If thats the case then well done Nissan

Thanks again guys..

its amazing what relays can do eh

navman_brent said:

yeah its supposed to be like that, its an awesome feature... when i get home turn off the car... flash them once and it gives you light for about half a minute to unlock the house!

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Well I'll be.......sure is a handy feature. Buggered if'n I read that in the owner's manual.

Sounds like a nice idea.

salesman showed feature to me when buying my d40 stx, just intended to give you enough time to get to the beer fridge before the lights go out. well done nissan!

Haha I love it when a fault turns out to be a feature LOL

I must check mine to see if it does it.

navman_brent said:

yeah its supposed to be like that, its an awesome feature... when i get home turn off the car... flash them once and it gives you light for about half a minute to unlock the house!

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Hang on, i'm off to try mine

OK, mine do it too, shame they dont tell you that.
My dash lights don't come on though if that helps.

Mine does it too, used it once!

well mine bloody doesnt! unless I am doing it wrong........good chance........

just pull hi beam stalk back towards you when the key is off, don't do it now, it's too bloody cold, unless your nav is in ya loungeroom.

It is in the manual somewhere. I remember reading it a while ago and getting very excited and running out in the dark to test it.

flashum1 said:

just pull hi beam stalk back towards you when the key is off, don't do it now, it's too bloody cold, unless your nav is in ya loungeroom.

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Ah yes it does indeed. More D40 brilliance!