What do you call this switch? (Headlight problems)

Does anyone know what that switch (circled in yellow) is called that pops up the headlights? I've checked the FSM and some sleepy eye guides (it involves the same switch), but I couldn't find anything.

The problem I'm having is that if I press it, the lights pop up, but then they close right down. I was under the impression that if you press the button once, they should pop up and stay popped up until you press it again. In every other sense, the headlights work just fine. Hi beams and lo beams work, and they pop up and close as intended when I use the headlight switch, but not when I use that little mystery button. Help?

when you press the button, does it click like a clicky-pen?Image if you dont know what i mean





if it doesnt click into position everytime you press it, it isnt working like it should. Try pressing the button and holding it down for a few seconds and see if they stay up longer. If it does, it means the switch isnt clicking into position

I tried the button, and indeed holding it in will keep the lights up. It doesn't make the same clicky noise as the rear defogger switch. If I have an extra switch, is it a simple fix, or would I have to remove the gauge cluster bezel?

It should make that clicking sound. Try an new switch...

Quack wrote:

I tried the button, and indeed holding it in will keep the lights up. It doesn't make the same clicky noise as the rear defogger switch. If I have an extra switch, is it a simple fix, or would I have to remove the gauge cluster bezel?

its a simple fix, no need to remove the bezel, just remove the lower panel by your knees to get to the harness. The switch kinda pops out easily

dirty dee

he is a electrical engineer..ha he knows what he is talking about

hs13kls wrote:

he knows what he is talking about

sometimes