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Description: Your car's lighting system consists of several different systems integrated together: Headlights (high and low beams), fog lights (optional), parking, tail and marker lights, instrumentation lighting, turn signals, emergency flashers, stoplights, backup lights and interior lights.

Purpose: The lighting system provides nighttime visibility under different driving conditions, signals and alerts other drivers, and supplies light for viewing instruments and the interior.

Maintenance Tips/Suggestions: During normal driving, you may not notice a light that isn't working. That's why it's best to have your car's lights inspected at every oil change. Most often, the cause of a faulty light is a bad bulb. If a whole portion of the lighting circuit doesn't work, such as the taillights, check the fuses. Refer to your car's owner's manual for recommended bulb and fuse types, their locations and for information on how to change them. Most bulbs and fuses on today's cars are easy to change.

"An average of 9 out of every 10 cars on the road today have dirty or yellowed headlights that greatly reduce vision and need to be replaced or professionally cleaned." - AAA Foundation for traffic safety

If you're changing a halogen headlight bulb, do not touch the bulb with your bare hands. Oil from your skin can cause the bulb to fail prematurely. A turn signal that flashes in one direction, but not in the other direction, usually means there's a bad bulb on the side that does not flash. If the bulbs and fuses seem OK, but the lighting problem persists, have the lighting system looked at by a qualified service professional.

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visit us in the Redwood Auto Care Center
Across the street from the Skyview Drive-In

2335 Soquel Drive
Santa Cruz CA 95065
831-462-4436
Monday-Friday/8:00 am-5:00 pm