Is This Weird Or Expected Behavior??

[SaratogaLefty]

This evening my wife had an appointment at 9:30 pm and was nervous she wouldn't be able to find the address in the dark. So I told her to follow me and I would get her there. She was in her GV60 and I was leading in my car. Anyway, every time she signaled for a turn, the headlight on the side to which she was heading turned completely yellow and flashing and then when she completed the turn it was white again. And for a split second when she put the turn signal on the white headlight went dark and then immediately turned flashing yellow. Then when she completed the turn again it went very briefly black and then back to full on white. Is this normal?

 

[gknyce]

I would have expected the 6 DRLs (3 top, 3 bottom, on the far-outside) to turn yellow to indicate the turn signal, while the top-inside 2 lights (headlights) to remain on/white. I believe the 2 lower-inside are the Hi Beams.

 

[ideutsch]

The headlight should have remained on. Are you sure the headlights were on and not just the daytime running lights? The daytime running lights will behave as you described, becoming the turn signal when signaling and returning to daytime running lights after the turn.

 

[SaratogaLefty]

I am pretty sure the headlights were on and even had the high beam auto function on. I was shocked to see the lights go black, then blinking yellow, then back to black briefly before switching to full on white. I will check the settings again.

 

[SaratogaLefty]

I am pretty sure the headlights were on and even had the high beam auto function on. I was shocked to see the lights go black, then blinking yellow, then back to black briefly before switching to full on white. I will check the settings again.

I will check again tonight once it is dark.

 

[steveinarizona]

Here's Why Modern Cars Turn Off One Of Their Lights When Signaling - Jalopnik

Have you ever noticed cars shutting off one of their front lights to activate a blinker? Well, I certainly have, so to find out why I see awkward one-eyed vehicles signaling turns at seemingly every intersection, I decided to dig into it.

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[SaratogaLefty]

Ok so today when I drove her GV60 I noticed she had somehow moved the light knob from "auto" to "off". So that most likely means the lights I was seeing in the dark while she was following me at night were the daylight running lights which turned off when she put on her turn signal. Problem solved hopefully.

 

[Green One]

This evening my wife had an appointment at 9:30 pm and was nervous she wouldn't be able to find the address in the dark. So I told her to follow me and I would get her there. She was in her GV60 and I was leading in my car. Anyway, every time she signaled for a turn, the headlight on the side to which she was heading turned completely yellow and flashing and then when she completed the turn it was white again. And for a split second when she put the turn signal on the white headlight went dark and then immediately turned flashing yellow. Then when she completed the turn again it went very briefly black and then back to full on white. Is this normal?

I have seen it many time with cars approaching and signalling turns. Never gave it much thought though..Just the way they are wired, or the type of relay to highlight the signal I guess.

 

[Zcd1]

Ok so today when I drove her GV60 I noticed she had somehow moved the light knob from "auto" to "off". So that most likely means the lights I was seeing in the dark while she was following me at night were the daylight running lights which turned off when she put on her turn signal. Problem solved hopefully.

Yep.