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Symptom Chart: Headlamps

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Symptom Chart: Headlamps

Condition  Possible Sources  Actions 
A module does not respond to the scan tool Fuse
Wiring, terminals or connectors
Module
REFER to COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK , Symptom Chart: Communication Network.
The automatic high beam feature is inoperative Windshield debris
Interior rear view mirror
GO to Pinpoint Test A .
One or both low beams are inoperative Fuse
Bulb
Wiring, terminals or connectors
Ballast
Headlamp assembly
BCM
VERIFY the bulbs are OK. If OK, GO to Pinpoint Test B 
One or both high beams are inoperative Fuse
Wiring, terminals or connectors
Multifunction switch
Headlamp assembly
SCCM
BCM
VERIFY the bulbs are OK. If OK, GO to Pinpoint Test C .
The low beams are on continuously Wiring, terminals or connectors
Headlamp switch (integrated into the FLM)
Headlamp assembly
BCM
GO to Pinpoint Test D .
The high beams are on continuously Wiring, terminals or connectors
Multifunction switch
Headlamp assembly
SCCM
BCM
GO to Pinpoint Test E 
The flash-to-pass feature is inoperative Multifunction switch
BCM
GO to Pinpoint Test F