Member Since: 18 May 2012
Location: Somerset
Posts: 166
Headlamp washers not working
I noticed yesterday that my headlamp washers had stopped working, is there a common issue I can look for or is it fused separately? Also where is the washer bottle located if I have to get down and dirty
Cheers
21st Mar 2018 8:12 am
Pete199
Member Since: 21 Feb 2016
Location: Preston, Lancashire
Posts: 187
Washer bottle is behind front bumper on near side. You can get to the pumps on washer by removing wheel arch liner.
21st Mar 2018 8:20 am
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10367
separate fuse and relay
I think they only work every 6 sprays or so.
21st Mar 2018 1:07 pm
Mole734
Member Since: 12 Aug 2016
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 161
if you turn your lights off and back on again the headlight washer will spray next time you wash the front screen, might be useful way to test
From the maual
HEADLAMP POWER WASH
If the headlamps are on, and there is sufficient
liquid in the washer reservoir, operating the
screen washer will also power-wash the
headlamps.
The headlamp power wash will operate on
every fifth operation of the screen washer,
provided that the headlamps are still switched
on and 10 minutes have elapsed since the last
headlamp wash.
Switching the headlamps off and back on again
will reset the cycle.
If the vehicle is fitted with the Terrain Response
system, the headlamp wash will operate every
third operation of the screen washer in all
Special Programs
21st Mar 2018 2:15 pm
Morepower
Member Since: 18 May 2012
Location: Somerset
Posts: 166
Thanks guys, I’ll check the fuses tomorrow and test the system, then if it fails it’s under the wheel arch for me
21st Mar 2018 6:55 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72789
Kind of related question so not going too far off topic but .......
........ is only having washers on one side working an MOT failure?
21st Mar 2018 7:00 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23369
Go through the above procedure and if you notice water dripping from front bumper area it's a disconnected pipe to the headlamp washers.
Had similar issue on a Saab, it can't be that different on a D3/4 (famous last words).
Good luck 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
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21st Mar 2018 7:08 pm
KTM Gordo
Member Since: 18 Jul 2017
Location: St Neots
Posts: 109
DSL wrote:
Kind of related question so not going too far off topic but .......
........ is only having washers on one side working an MOT failure?
Yes. Your washers (and wipers) must work so that they clean the swept area of the windscreen.
HID and LED headlights need a wash-system to be 'legal', so yes, it must work both sides there too.
HTH Gordon
2016 D4 Landmark, Yulong White, SDV6, Ex-JLR Fleet
2013 D4 HSE (Gone! Sold within the forum)
21st Mar 2018 7:15 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72789
Will find one end of the water line and give it a blow through. Not the D4 though, she's behaving perfectly.
21st Mar 2018 7:19 pm
L319
Member Since: 14 Dec 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 2080
My D3 has never worked properly. It will only operate once, after switching on the headlamps, no ,matter how much delay or often you wash the screen . It passes the Mot and I just flick the lights on & off to reset.
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