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09-09-2010, 09:16 PM

offroadwnc

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so uh...

did anybody know that you can turn off the automatic headlights by pressing the dome light button 3 times? kinda unsettling to do it on a mountain road at midnight... just thought i might throw that out that out there

09-09-2010, 09:22 PM

Frankiesurf

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Not a great idea to shut off your headlights while driving. Especially in the dark.

09-09-2010, 09:29 PM

swartlkk

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Yeah, that is a fairly well documented method, but doesn't work on all of 'em. The models destined for the frigid north (Canada) often did not have this nifty, quick circumvention technique enabled.

09-09-2010, 09:31 PM

offroadwnc

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haha i know but see i didnt know about it and i was just messin with the button and then it got real dark real fast lol. Can you get it to stay like that?

09-09-2010, 09:46 PM

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Nope. It resets whenever you start it back up. That is unless you trick the ambient light sensor with the appropriately sized resistor.

09-09-2010, 10:17 PM

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My 05 didn't have this... just to back up the statement about Canadian Blazers not necessarily having it...

09-09-2010, 10:19 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by offroadwnc

haha i know but see i didnt know about it and i was just messin with the button and then it got real dark real fast lol. Can you get it to stay like that?

I laughed at that part

. Yep, you probably shouldn't do that again.