Absolom Dark Posted August 20, 2008 Report Posted August 20, 2008 I have a 2006 Galaxy and have noticed that at night when I first switch on the headlights they flicker for a few minutes before settling down and remaining steady. Has anyone else had a similar problem, and know what the fix is? Quote
Davetheref Posted August 22, 2008 Report Posted August 22, 2008 It sounds like you have the same problem that affects S-Max's as well. My 56 S-Max still has the flickering lights for the first few minutes and there appears to be no fix from Ford at all. There are lots of people have this on S-Max forums and i suspect as the cars are so similar to Gals, they must have similar wiring and electrics too. Quote
seatkid Posted August 22, 2008 Report Posted August 22, 2008 Just thinking out loud - Fords used to be fitted with a "smart" alternator which could do various tricks such as reduce charging whilst accelerating heavily to boost power and to increase charging voltage significantly (over 15 volts) for a short time to "properly" charge modern Calcium technology lead acid batteries. If they still fit these smart alternators then I suspect its a wiring design issue or ecu software issue or a problem with the alternators themselves. Quote
Absolom Dark Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Posted August 23, 2008 Thanks for the replies, at least i'm not alone. I can put up with it as long as it's not a precusor to something more serious. Quote
Davetheref Posted August 25, 2008 Report Posted August 25, 2008 Just thinking out loud - Fords used to be fitted with a "smart" alternator which could do various tricks such as reduce charging whilst accelerating heavily to boost power and to increase charging voltage significantly (over 15 volts) for a short time to "properly" charge modern Calcium technology lead acid batteries. If they still fit these smart alternators then I suspect its a wiring design issue or ecu software issue or a problem with the alternators themselves. Seatkid, that was the exact reason I heard off another site (but couldn't remember the name). They called it a 'smart charging system' from Ford. I actually had my car into them once about this and all the did was charge the battery. I've learned to live with it now. :o Quote
GaryM Posted September 1, 2008 Report Posted September 1, 2008 Likewise I have learned to live with it too. Quote
AndyBee Posted September 4, 2008 Report Posted September 4, 2008 It probably makes you look like 2 cyclists to oncoming traffic ! Quote
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