How to turn on the headlight on a 2012-2017 ford fusion escape

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[@ChristyKrohne]

Good to know that I'm not the only one watching videos on how to On and Off switching of lights. I somehow felt like an idiot, at first.

[@marissajohnson8842]

I just bought a 2017 fusion last night and boy..when I tell you I was freaking out about not knowing how to work My lights. Thank goodness for KZbin

[@ardyaardvark4047]

Thank you so much, I was driving home without knowing how to turn them on and multiple people tried to communicate it to me on the road. I was panicking haha. It’s all sorted now

[@DavyDave1313]

20012? This guy is living in the future

[@kimfitch382]

Thanks! I took my car in for an oil change, and I guess they didn't like my auto setting on my lights. Well, a few days later, I was driving early in the a.m. and realized my lights weren't on. I couldn't read the pictures on the dial as my reading glasses weren't with me. So I pulled up your video and changed the lights back to auto at the next light! Thanks for being my eyes on that trip. 👀 lol

[@Nickthecarguy]

Yes I notice that here at my dealership they will test the lights but they never put the headlight switch back to how it was

[@bridgingtherapbiggestfan8960]

This was so helpful , I’ve been riding without any headlights on wondering why I couldn’t see lol I thought the automatic lights were bright headlights smh, thanks for saving a life !!

[@ChristyKrohne]

My understanding of Automatic Light Setting is that the car will automatically, depending on the condition will change setting to whatever the car is doing at the time-stationed or on a road trip.

[@sierraestrada5275]

ong same i thought they were brights so i drove with them off till i could ask someone 😭

[@davidwakabayashi3573]

Thanks you for this video. I just rented a Ford Focus and could not tell what all the lighting controls do. Now I know.

[@bigikesmalls]

Thank you! I just got my wife a new Escape.

[@sherryevans2361]

Is there a way to turn off the chime when you turn the car off and are getting out and the headlights were on automatic. It chimes to tell you the lights are on but I don't know how long they stay on, but on automatic its confusing

[@bernangalean4897]

Hello Sr. I have a 2016 ford focus. My lighting control is not working at all. The lamp light don't turn on at night. My headlights turn on day and night can't shut them off. My high beams also not working. Any suggestions?

[@rosalieholland25]

I just recently bought a 13 ford escape, love the car it gets me 19.6mpg way better than my past 2 cars. Most people will flash their lights at me cus they think my regular dim lights are high beams. I can't tell, I never messed with them ever since I bought it. Does my car have high beams? Or 1 set of low beam lights

[@Nickthecarguy]

Queen Caylie your car does have high beam and low beam your turn signal switch if you pull that towards you once it will turn on your high beam if you pull it again it will turn them off. I can make a video on how to use your high beam

[@rosalieholland25]

Nick the car guy Thank you so much and you can if you want but I just went out and I pulled it towards me, it flashed them but I pulled it the opposite way of me and that's what turned them on. When I pull it to me it turns them off ☺

[@joanseefried7417]

couldn't figure it out myself...Thanks all good now....

[@rsmolkin]

Is there any way to turn off the DRL daytime running lights while parked? I tried using hand parking break, some other cars turn off the DRL when hand break is on, but I can't get mine to turn off no matter what I do except turn the car off

[@Nickthecarguy]

Mine turns off if the headlight switch is in the 0 position off switch and mine turns off when I put the car in park. I wonder if you have the Canadian drl some laws require the drl to be on no matter what. There is a way to disable it but if drl is a law where you at and you disable it you can get a ticket for that

[@trymyewo]

20012 damn man your futuristic!!

[@connormccracken8995]

What do the buttons on the right next to the lights button do?

[@Nickthecarguy]

That is your dimmer switch it will dim or brighten your speedoemter

[@cbillhill]

Thank You!!!

[@dawnazee7446]

Thank you

[@mathias0584]

Hello from Illinois! I have a 2012 Ford Focus SEL. Needless to say, I financed this vehicle used a year and a half ago at almost 83,000 miles, and I have 103,458 miles on it now. Since day one I've been scratching my head on how to turn the headlights completely off while the car is running. It sucks that I have to turn the car completely off to turn off the headlights. My light switch looks exactly like yours. While the car is running, turning the knob to the "O" position just dims the lights, but it doesn't turn the headlights completely off. I hate that! I'm not sure if that is DRL feature or what. I've taken my car to a few local mechanic shops, and none of them could really give me an explanation. I know that if I take my car to a Ford dealership I'll get the answer I am wanting, but the problem is they want $130+ just for a diagnostic. I work in security, and the post they have me assigned to is a car site. Meaning I am in my vehicle the whole shift keeping an eye on the client's property. I do this year around. Unfortunately, I have to use my car for this. I work third shift. It's hard to be inconspicuous when I'm sitting in the parking lot running my heat or air conditioning or when I'm defogging my windows, and I can't turn my headlights off unless I turn the car off. It's frustrating, and this is why I'd like to know how I can turn that off if I can.

[@Nickthecarguy]

There might be a fuse for the drl or unplug the fuse /relay for the high beam. I believe it dim the high beam for the drl

[@mathias0584]

@@Nickthecarguy Hey, and thanks for your response! I am looking at this website that shows all my fuses. Which one should I pull? Thanks! car-fuse.blogspot.com/2013/12/ford-focus-2012-fuses-and-relays.html

[@Nickthecarguy]

@@mathias0584 I want to say fuse 74 try that only take it out when your at work because it will turn the light off completely and you wont be able to turn the light on unless you put the fuse back in

[@mathias0584]

@@Nickthecarguy thanks Nick the car guy! That fuse box is under my glove compartment. Pulling the fuse out and putting the fuse back in everyday sounds like it would be a pain in the ass. No thanks, I'll just deal with it.

[@Nickthecarguy]

@@mathias0584 have you heard of forscan it's a software that you can enable and disable feature they might have the function where you can disable the drl

[@lukehall3487]

The little light is the parking one

[@zackaryhaddon5445]

waht are the two buttons to the right of the dial for?

[@Nickthecarguy]

Those are the dimmer switch it dim the backlighting of your speedometer

[@zackaryhaddon5445]

@@Nickthecarguy AH! ok thank you!

[@milawy8115]

@@Nickthecarguy thank you!

[@filletfish566]

Why the brakes are so sensitive or it’s just me

[@shreeganeshtrucks251]

Nice

[@selenahale1813]

I have a 2018 escape and can’t turn off the daytime lights. What do I do?

[@Nickthecarguy]

I think that's how its made when you start the car day time running light always on that is normal unfortunately I do not know how to disable it with a software

[@azerveliev4587]

Hi Nick I have 2018 Ford fusion energi, and decide upgrade to add new fog light. I bought all parts from ford dealer, installed, but fog light is not turning on. indication is show it is on, but really it is not turning on. Could you help to advise what kind issue is it?

[@Nickthecarguy]

Do you have led fog light from factory

[@azerveliev4587]

No, I bought it from ebay

[@azerveliev4587]

But harness and the switch are the factory one from the Ford

[@Nickthecarguy]

@@azerveliev4587 you might have to enable the foglight in the bcm do you have forscan

[@azerveliev4587]

@@Nickthecarguy Nick I do and I did it as you have advised. only the first number I have changed from 0 to 1. Just to confirm, which number I have to put as a complete code number?

[@nolwazizwane4114]

How do you turn them off😩 mine are on all the damn time

[@PreshasP9]

I can’t turn my daytime running lights off on my ford fusion I’m lost

[@kayladiaz9388]

Lol I’ve been driving with the parking lights 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@randyviper388]

Hahahaha same here

[@peachypie2962]

Yeah...same 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@rosiedavis6437]

Lmao omg me too 😂

[@beeell9058]

I can't believe I've been doing this. Literally started looking because I swore my lights were so dim

[@BlazinNSoul]

That doesn't seem to work on the 2017 focus. You're LED or daytime running lights I guess. Still are eliminated and I cannot figure out for the life of me how to turn them off. During the day it's not a big deal but at night trying to be a pain.

[@Cobradaddy]

@Macky Coleman What are you trying to figure out, turning the daytime running lights off?

[@dmg12345678]

What about the 2 buttons to the right of the circular light control? You neglected to mention those.

[@Nickthecarguy]

That is the dimmer switch for the speedometer

[@Chris-fl8lv]

The other is the fog lights

[@816nigg]

lights are not coming on even though they're on automatic. when I start driving for a minute it cuts on. I own a 2016 ford fusion

[@Nickthecarguy]

Are you testing it in the dark auto means when its dark it automatically turns on the headlight. It could be a bad solar sensor or bad headlight switch

[@816nigg]

@@Nickthecarguy I just notice during the day my lights will continue to stay on. now all of a sudden they don't come on. once I start driving they come on. I will I find out if it's a bad senor or switch?

[@CandyMan69007]

So you mean to tell me I've had fog light switch for seven years and never knew. Pluse I never knew they were hidden

[@keithwallace3406]

thank u have a rental & could not find Haz. switch

[@Nickthecarguy]

Keith Wallace hazard switch will be located right above the radio and the airvent

[@kimee757]

I have a rental too & was trying to figure it out also

[@gerardflynn3708]

I guess auto lights just means auto low beams come on automatically not auto low beams and auto high beams .

[@Nickthecarguy]

Auto means that in the day time you will have daytime running light when it gets dark it will turn on your headlight automatically and if you have auto highbeam it will use it if needed

[@bigalthelegend5007]

Its hard to imagine that people wouldn’t know how to turn their headlights on lol

[@mickmccrory8534]

I hate those Icons. Just write "ON" there on the switch. Foreigners can figure out "On" as easy as the stupid icons.

[@MeMyselfI_69]

OMG really?

[@Nickthecarguy]

You will be surprised how many people don't know how to turn on their headlight or even know where their headlight switch is at

[@Daize504]

@@Nickthecarguy facts

[@ericsn6158]

And yet you find yourself here... :)

[@AdventureTravelandScuba]

wow seriously next is how do You turn a steering wheel and how to apply brakes, welcome to 21st century

[@benjaminmorris4962]

What do the plus and minus buttons to the right of the knob do?

[@Nickthecarguy]

That is the dimmer switch its what brighten or drum the dash loghts

[@alinelopes8496]

Thank you