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Title: Headlight field/vision
Post by: Toe V6 on 22 December 2009, 22:51:53
Hi, i was driving along tonight when the display told me to check headlight field/vision. Err...what does it mean? The headlights are still on, i know a foglight bulb has blown but they werent in use at the time. The cars a 99 elite estate 3L
Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: Andy B on 22 December 2009, 22:54:14
You've a fault with either one of the level sensors on the front nearside wishbone or rear nearside radius arm, or .... one of the level motors within either of the headlights.  :y :y You need a code reader to diagnose which.  ;)
Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: alexandjen on 22 December 2009, 22:54:52
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Hi, i was driving along tonight when the display told me to check headlight field/vision. Err...what does it mean? The headlights are still on, i know a foglight bulb has blown but they werent in use at the time. The cars a 99 elite estate 3L

Have a look here:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1237989198
Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: Entwood on 22 December 2009, 22:55:53
Automatic headlamp height adjustment not working correctly.... as you have HID's .. :)

Possibilities ..

1) sensor has popped an arm ... 2 sensors ... one on front left wishbone, one on back rear suspension arm ... check them both

2) internal adjustmenbt motor/mechanism inside the headlights fubar ... don't think this is fixable .. needs a new headlight .. :(  ( I think .. hopefully wrongly )

Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: Entwood on 22 December 2009, 22:56:32
There you go .. 3 answers at the same time .. :)
Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: rustym95 on 22 December 2009, 23:16:44
I ad that come up on mine last year and mine dont have that it turn'd out to be the motor on the light, tuck it off and sprayed it in the motor then it went away. dont know if that helps.
Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: Andy B on 22 December 2009, 23:20:46
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I ad that come up on mine last year and mine dont have that it turn'd out to be the motor on the light, tuck it off and sprayed it in the motor then it went away. dont know if that helps.

Yours doesn't have what ..... ????  :-/
Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: rustym95 on 22 December 2009, 23:37:01
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I ad that come up on mine last year and mine dont have that it turn'd out to be the motor on the light, tuck it off and sprayed it in the motor then it went away. dont know if that helps.

Yours doesn't have what ..... ????  :-/
level sensors
Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: Toe V6 on 22 December 2009, 23:54:16
Thanks all, i'll check in the morning :y
Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: dbug on 23 December 2009, 02:17:11
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I ad that come up on mine last year and mine dont have that it turn'd out to be the motor on the light, tuck it off and sprayed it in the motor then it went away. dont know if that helps.

Yours doesn't have what ..... ????  :-/
level sensors

If you haven't got level sensors how come you've got motors on your lights?  What controls them?  Are your lights HID?
Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: mathewst on 23 December 2009, 08:44:10
If the lights are not hid level is controled by the potentiometer switch oposite to illumination switch of the instrument board. These lights also have motors
Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: rustym95 on 23 December 2009, 15:05:16
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If the lights are not hid level is controled by the potentiometer switch oposite to illumination switch of the instrument board. These lights also have motors
yep.
Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: TheBoy on 23 December 2009, 15:19:10
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I ad that come up on mine last year and mine dont have that it turn'd out to be the motor on the light, tuck it off and sprayed it in the motor then it went away. dont know if that helps.
I absolutely guarantee you you did not have that come up on a pre 1998 MID - the early MID doesn't have the functionality.  You may have seen it on a post 98 MID in another car :), and even then, only if:

a) MID misconfigured, so warning on all time
b) the headlight levelling ECU fitted to HID cars told post 1998 MID to warn driver of detected fault
Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: TheBoy on 23 December 2009, 15:20:19
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Hi, i was driving along tonight when the display told me to check headlight field/vision. Err...what does it mean? The headlights are still on, i know a foglight bulb has blown but they werent in use at the time. The cars a 99 elite estate 3L
As other said, check if the arm popped off on front and rear nearside suspension arms (front in particular), failing that will need code read.
Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: dbug on 23 December 2009, 21:09:21
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If the lights are not hid level is controled by the potentiometer switch oposite to illumination switch of the instrument board. These lights also have motors
Whoops - you're right, remember the system on a cd (company car years back!!) :-[
Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: feeutfo on 24 December 2009, 00:38:34
if both lights are low, would it not follow that its a suspension arm sensor at fault? Would be very ulucky for both head light motors to fail at once???

not always obvious both beems are low though.... :(
Title: Re: Headlight field/vision
Post by: TheBoy on 24 December 2009, 08:40:24
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if both lights are low, would it not follow that its a suspension arm sensor at fault? Would be very ulucky for both head light motors to fail at once???

not always obvious both beems are low though.... :(
If both are low, the chances are the ECU has been able to lower both.  Sensor most likely, but could be a number of other reasons. Remember, setting to low just means the ECU has detected a fault - thats it's 'limp' mode