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c 5 2002 hdi headlights come on randomly when driving during day light any ideas thanks
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Does it have auto headlights?
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Mine did this a few years back and it was the sensor in the windscreen had come loose.

Take of the rear view mirror by pushing it towards the dash, be careful as the mirror is attached by wires. This is how mine comes of but mine is the Exclusive with auto dim dip mirror, not sure of other models.

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no it dose not have auto headlights
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I thought ALL C5s had auto lights ?
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I thought they all did as well, does it say auto on the light switch (button on the end)?

How else could the lights be coming on, on there own during the day?
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Classic symptoms of COMS 2000 failure.....
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Stickyfinger wrote:I thought ALL C5s had auto lights ?
LX, base model never got auto lights and wipers.
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Ok thanks..
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head lights still come on on there own but go of when i turn on side lights only when ignition on and engine running.
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Did you check to see if sensor was loose?

If not as said could be the comms unit.
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As said, LX on both phase 1 and phase 2 C5s didn't have automatic lights. If its an LX and this is happening then its most likely the comms2000. If it has auto lights do as waynedance suggests. If that is ok try turning off the auto lights (with the ignition on, press and hold the end of the light stalk until it beeps) and see if they still turn on.
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Sorry did not read the posts properly, I guess you have a comms problem.
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wot do you mean by a comms problems at the moment wipers operat on there own radiator fan runs when engine cold and stop sign says stop and gauge reads very hot when engine temp is fine
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Citroenmad wrote:As said, LX on both phase 1 and phase 2 C5s didn't have automatic lights. If its an LX and this is happening then its most likely the comms2000. If it has auto lights do as waynedance suggests. If that is ok try turning off the auto lights (with the ignition on, press and hold the end of the light stalk until it beeps) and see if they still turn on.
Thats interesting thing Chris, If design is Base level, where does LX come in? Mums 2005 Phase 2 Design HAS got AUTO Lights..
colin machin wrote:wot do you mean by a comms problems at the moment wipers operat on there own radiator fan runs when engine cold and stop sign says stop and gauge reads very hot when engine temp is fine
The COMMS 2000 is the unit behind the steering wheel with the light and wiper stalks on it which also has the steering angle on it. Its common for playing up and causeing all sorts of issues.

As for your Temp guage - that will be the Temp Sensor on the engine..
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