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#8 of 11 Re: I love my 06 Chevy Impala but.... [martin22] by ladyz Mar 12, 2008 (5:27 am)
Replying to: martin22 (Feb 26, 2008 1:22 pm) So are the headlights different from the DRLs? I keep my lights on Auto. But, I have been trying to pay very close attention to when all this dimming and brightness are going. It does appear to be at its brightest when the sun is high. Which is odd...should be bright during daylight hours regardless of how high the sun is. Guess I can't have everything...darn! Thanks for your input everyone. Replies to this message: quietpro (Mar 16, 2008 5:43 am) eland (May 03, 2008 4:21 pm) ladyz (May 05, 2008 5:10 am)
#9 of 11 Re: I love my 06 Chevy Impala but.... [ladyz] by quietpro Mar 16, 2008 (5:43 am)
Replying to: ladyz (Mar 12, 2008 5:27 am) ladyz,   Yes, daytime running lights (DRL) are different from headlights (in the sense of when/why they are engaged and what other items/features correspond) although from the front of the vehicle, they appear the same.   It makes perfect sense that your dash lights are at their brightest when the sun is at its highest in the sky. This is because that feature (automatic headlamps) is controlled by ambient lighting. As the sun goes down at sunset (or reversed for dawn), the angle in which light enters the sensor changes. This allows for your headlights to come on even while it's still fairly bright outside. This is obviously safer than waiting for it to be totally dark before the headlamps/tail lamps engage.   As they posted above, make sure that you have nothing blocking the light to the sensor on your dash (and that is is clean). It looks like a caramel colored bubble. Also, I have seen the cover (the bubble) get knocked loose to cause similar problems. It's also possible you have something else blocking the ambient light, such as a dash cover (would very likely cause a problem) or items hanging from the rear-view mirror (less likely).   It seems like the system is functioning but just "confused." Double-check the tail lights when the display is dim. This will indicate that the car is in night mode (headlamps/tail lamps/dimmed radio/dash lighting) vs. daytime running lamp (DRL) mode (headlamps/no tail lamps/bright radio/dash lighting). If the tail lamps being on corresponds to the dim display, you'll know the system is working but not reading the ambient lighting accurately. You will have done the majority of the service department's troubleshooting for them.   Good luck and be sure to post back with updates.   Ron
#10 of 11 Re: I love my 06 Chevy Impala but.... [ladyz] by eland May 03, 2008 (4:21 pm)
Replying to: ladyz (Mar 12, 2008 5:27 am) ladyz,  I have somewhat the same problem,my radio just dim all the time. The dealership replace the radio 2 times. The radio display is still dim. If you have found a answer? Let me know Replies to this message: ladyz (May 05, 2008 5:10 am)
#11 of 11 Re: I love my 06 Chevy Impala but.... [eland] by ladyz May 05, 2008 (5:10 am)
Replying to: eland (May 03, 2008 4:21 pm) eland, never found anything concrete. It does appear to be brighter when the sun is high in the sky. However, it's odd that it's very dim during my commute in the mornings to work and is very bright on my commute home from work when I work later than usual and the sun isn't as high in the sky as it is during the early afternoon hours. I basically just the heck with it. Something I'll have to live with because I'm not keep wasting my time haveing mechanic check it out. they've already checked once and as usual "can't duplicate the problem" to fix the problem.

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