2015 - Daytime running lights and high beams not working?

Eastelite · Sep 22, 2020

I was out the other night and went to use my hi beams, they stayed one for a minute and stopped working. car is a 2015 forester. I have checked all fuses, swapped relays and everything looks good. I have no daytime running lights and no high beams. Low beams work as they should. When I flash the high beams the dash indicator does come on but that is it.

Does this sound like a bad drl resistor?

Please help!

DragonSubie7 · Sep 23, 2020

Not sure about the MY15, but I'm thinking the DRL's and the High Beams may be using the same filiment - Not the low beam....
Lower power for DRLs but I think they use the same filament. Have you checked the bulbs to see if they light when jumpered?

Green Darter · Sep 23, 2020

DragonSubie7 said:
Not sure about the MY15, but I'm thinking the DRL's and the High Beams may be using the same filiment - Not the low beam....
Lower power for DRLs but I think they use the same filament. Have you checked the bulbs to see if they light when jumpered?

As onomarn said "one filament". It runs more or less on half power as DRLs. My OEM bulbs were blackened because the filament didn't get hot enough on DRL to re-deposit Tungsten back to the filament. Still worked but glass had partially melted. I Replaced my DRLs with Philips DRLs and recommend them. OEM resistor system sucks; uses same current for DRLs as high beam and is bad for the bulbs.

GD

Onomarn · Sep 23, 2020

The DRL and high beams are the same bulb. Check the bulb? Burned out? Check the fuses again.

DieselFiend1989 · Sep 23, 2020

If the bulbs, fuses, and relays are fine. I would take a stab at the multi function switch.

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ThorsHammer · Sep 24, 2020

If DRL’s use the high beam bulb, what is the smaller bulb a little higher on my 2015?

2015 - Daytime running lights and high beams not working?

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