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#11598 of 11746 Confusing high/low beam change instructions for 2006 Outback by david127

Jan 14, 2008 (6:59 pm)

Have a 2006 Outback which I really like but can't figure out how the high to low beam works. When headlights are on, the car goes from flood light or parking light to high beam [that happens when the lighting lever is pushed from the middle position to the forward position]. The vehicle does not seem to have a low beam position which would be the middle position. When I pull the lighting lever all the way back toward me [the driver] the flashing mechanism occurs which is not a permanent position. I have had my wife view the front of the car and she reports that the rectangular lights are on when the high beams are on and the lower fog lamps come on but there are other lamps which do not come on. Are those the low beams? If they are, I don't know what I need to do to get them on according to the instuctions in the manual. I guess I don't know how to get the car to the lighting lever "detent" position which is what the manual calls the low beam position. This may be a simple question but we are baffled by it an don't have a local Subaru dealer to talk to.
 
David Carter

#11599 of 11746 Re: Confusing high/low beam change instructions for 2006 Outback [david127] by paisan

Jan 14, 2008 (8:18 pm)

Replying to: david127 (Jan 14, 2008 6:59 pm)
You rotate the stalk end and the low beams come on.
 
You push the stalk itself to put the highbeams on.
 
-mike

#11600 of 11746 Re: Confusing high/low beam change instructions for 2006 Outback [paisan] by xwesx

Jan 24, 2008 (11:58 pm)

Replying to: paisan (Jan 14, 2008 8:18 pm)
Maybe this has changed in recent years, but do the fog lights even come on without the low beams? If the fog lights are on but nothing is coming from the projection lamps (the round ones between the turn signals/marker lights and the high beam / DRL lamps), it may be that the bulbs are both burned out. I would find that strange, but it is possible.
 
Aside from that, follow Mike's directions above.
 
I quite appreciate the stalk layout on Subaru vehicles. It puts everything you need to drive right there at your fingertips. Quite a stark contrast to my '98 Dodge Caravan, where everything has its own switch or button mounted on the dash or console. Bleah. The '08 Outback even has the fog lamp switch integrated into the rest of the light control stalk. I do prefer the under-mounted mini-stalk for cruise control used in past years to the new front-of-the-wheel mounted buttons.

#11601 of 11746 Re: Confusing high/low beam change instructions for 2006 Outback [xwesx] by paisan

Jan 25, 2008 (7:02 pm)

Replying to: xwesx (Jan 24, 2008 11:58 pm)
Fogs come on with the low-beams.
 
I wish the fogs came on with only the parking lights.
 
I'm not sure how the DRLs work cause mine are disabled. I hate DRLs.
 
-mike
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#11602 of 11746 Re: Confusing high/low beam change instructions for 2006 Outback [paisan] by xwesx

Jan 29, 2008 (2:43 pm)

Replying to: paisan (Jan 25, 2008 7:02 pm)
I'm not sure how the DRLs work cause mine are disabled. I hate DRLs.
 
Ugh. Me too. Granted, I keep my lights on all the time, but I use the actual lights rather than the DRLs. My annoyance with them comes from the drivers who fail to turn on their lights at dusk or when dark because they think their lights are on due to the scant light provided by the DRLs.

#11603 of 11746 Re: Confusing high/low beam change instructions for 2006 Outback [xwesx] by paisan

Jan 29, 2008 (5:21 pm)

Replying to: xwesx (Jan 29, 2008 2:43 pm)
I usually have my headlights on as well.
 
The other issue I have is that most DRL cars have illuminated dashes, which means they can see out the front and their dash is lit. However when I'm coming up behind them, their TAIL LIGHTS aren't lit. I think if you are going to have DRLs they should also turn on the parking lights or the tail lights at the least.
 
I've almost rear ended several Lexus, Outback, and Volvo drivers that didn't bother to put their lights on after dark.
 
-mike
Motorsports and Modifications Host

#11604 of 11746 DRLs by cptplt

Jan 30, 2008 (2:26 pm)

DRLs should be like the Toyota ones which are so dim you will quickly notice at night that its not the actual headlights.
I think all cars should have auto on headlights when they get dark, how expensive can a light sensor be these days?? my 2000 venture had one!

#11605 of 11746 Re: DRLs [cptplt] by paisan

Jan 30, 2008 (10:05 pm)

Replying to: cptplt (Jan 30, 2008 2:26 pm)
Well the Lexus/toyota drivers I see drive around w/o their headlights on all the time... With that said, I have auto-on headlights on my Armada and they work great. On the Subie, I just usually leave my headlights on all the time.
 
-mike
Motorsports and Modifications Host

#11606 of 11746 Re: DRLs [paisan] by ateixeira

Jan 31, 2008 (9:05 am)

Replying to: paisan (Jan 30, 2008 10:05 pm)
To be fair to Toyota...
 
You can leave the lights on all the time. Like Subaru, they turn off automatically when you park the car. The only difference is the Toyota gives you a 30 second delay with the lights on, presumably to help if the parking lot is dark.
 
So it's easy enough - just turn the lights on the day you buy it, and never touch the lights again.
 
Also, disabling the DRLs is as simple as removing a fuse/relay. Funny thing is I found out because people wanted to add DRLs simply have to plug in the provided spare fuse.

#11607 of 11746 Re: DRLs [cptplt] by xwesx

Jan 31, 2008 (11:12 am)

Replying to: cptplt (Jan 30, 2008 2:26 pm)
The DRLs on Subaru vehicles are quite dim, at least the ones on my '07 and '08, I am not sure about early iterations of DRLs. That does not stop people though. If there is any excuse to be clueless, they will take it.

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