Light stay on - is it normal?

[niceguy]

I just brought a 08 Camry SE. I found the head light will stay on even I take the key out if I don't open the door (knob position at auto, at night time). I am not sure if it is normal or not. If I open the door and close it, then the head light will shut off within 20 second as manual says.

I know the 20 second light delay is for safety purpose in dark area. Will this function shorten the life span of the battery?

[danorthface]

no it's fine.. you can also use your remote to lock the car doors twice and the headlight will turn off

[Tobeit]

Originally Posted by niceguy

I just brought a 08 Camry SE. I found the head light will stay on even I take the key out if I don't open the door (knob position at auto, at night time). I am not sure if it is normal or not. If I open the door and close it, then the head light will shut off within 20 second as manual says.

I know the 20 second light delay is for safety purpose in dark area. Will this function shorten the life span of the battery?

See if the light goes off after waiting for a while. That is normal and supposed to be like that. It will not hurt your battery.

[CharmCityES]

perfectly normal...they go out automatically or when you hit the LOCK button on your remote twice they will go out

[niceguy]

Another question about the fog light. During the day time, the fog light is not lighting up even I turn the head light on. But it works fine during the night time. I know it is the light sensor again. Is it normal?

[TRD VVTi]

I recommend that you read the owner's manual that the car came with.

There is even a smiley for just that reason...

[trd0629]

Originally Posted by niceguy

Another question about the fog light. During the day time, the fog light is not lighting up even I turn the head light on. But it works fine during the night time. I know it is the light sensor again. Is it normal?

well i ahave a 07 v6 se and during the day if i turn my headlights on and the fog light they both stay on i'm not too sure if there is some type of sensor

[TRD VVTi]

Maybe it's because the OP's car is built for Canada. Again, the owner's manual would be the most useful.

[MrSo0h0o]

Originally Posted by TRD VVTi

Maybe it's because the OP's car is built for Canada. Again, the owner's manual would be the most useful.

oh man TRD you are loving that icon arent you?

Now, njeralds posts are going to look like this:

Originally Posted by Njerald

[njerald]

[PRINCESS PEACH]

now that we're off topic!

njerald, I noticed in your sig you have an I4. How did you do a dual fitment, esp w/ the bumper? Hows the sound? How is it overall?

[njerald]

Originally Posted by PrincessPeach

now that we're off topic!

njerald, I noticed in your sig you have an I4. How did you do a dual fitment, esp w/ the bumper? Hows the sound? How is it overall?

I have a V6 Bumper now, courtesy of a woman who rear ended me.

I originally made a template of the right side cutout, hung the muffler on its mounts, marked the tailpipe centerline, and used my aircraft snips, dremel, round files, sandpaper and touch up paint. It looked just as good as my V6 bumper does now.

Used a left V6 muffler, stock hangers and insulator.

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t137210.html

Left muffler 17440-31010 $150.13
Bracket 17509-31020 45.47
Insulator 58328-33010 36.97
Gasket 90080-43028 1.24

Doesn't sound much different and no difference in performance (both mufflers have built in valving to maintain backpressure at low RPMs).

I did it for the symmetrical look.

[niceguy]

Originally Posted by trd0629

well i ahave a 07 v6 se and during the day if i turn my headlights on and the fog light they both stay on i'm not too sure if there is some type of sensor

The light sensor located at the center dash board near the winshield. When you turn the light control knob to auto, this sensor determine when the head light will be turned on by itself.