The manual switch good for being able to park with the lights off and the engine running. The automatic function can help to keep you from forgetting to turn on the headlights in an area where street lighting is good.
Possible headlight switch.
the circuit breaker is built into the headlight switch.
You didn't state weather it was an Automatic or Manual transmission. Well any way they are both on the transmission. Manual transmission has a separate switch for the backup lights the automatic is built into the neutral safety switch on the transmission. Automatic switch is about $50.00. Manual switch is about $10.00. Hope you have a manual it is a lot cheaper.
Is it automatic or manual???
it is a automatic and manual tranny
A wiring diagram for a 1950 Ford Headlight Switch can be found in an automotive repair manual. This type of book can be purchased at many automotive parts stores.
Yes and no. A manual transmission uses less HP to turn the wheels than an automatic but you have to be able to drive it well to make up for the ease of an automatic. If you can half way drive a manual the answer is usually yes.
The DRL system does not need to be "activated", it is automatic and turns the lights on at reduced power whenever the engine is running with the park brake off. If the lights you are looking at are down low in the bumper at each corner, these are fog lights. There is a switch just below the headlight switch. Some Mercury models required you to pull out on the headlight switch. Check the owners' manual for proper operation.
Inside the transmission for both manual and automatic.
Turn the headlight switch clockwise, then pull out the switch. An owner's manual is a good thing to read.
On a 2002 Ford Explorer : On the headlight switch , select automatic , park lights, or low beam headlights and pull the headlight switch out towards you to turn the fog lights on ( push the switch in again to turn the fog lights off )
Bad switch? Headlight Relay Fuse/Breaker needs replacement