Interestingly, your vehicle dashboard works as a messenger for the vehicle to bring into your attention anything that’s happening with the system. Any error indicated on the screen should never be ignored and promptly resolved. Headlight system is an essential part of a vehicle which works to ensure safety of yourself and others on the road. A bad headlight that is not illuminating the road may fetch not only accidents but also a heavy penalty for driving against standard driving conditions.
Usually when a headlight system stops working due to any reason, a warning message is shown up on the instrument cluster of your vehicle and indicates the error most probably happened with the DRLs. Before identifying if these are really DRLs that caused this malfunction, it is important to know and understand how the headlight system actually works.
How does the headlight system in Nissan work?
The basic purpose of headlights is to illuminate the road ahead of the vehicle to alert other drivers on the road for your car. It is a basic safety feature added since ever in vehicles to make them safe for the road users. These headlights use halogens, LEDs and xenons bulbs: halogen (which is based on the technology that has been around for decades), xenon (which uses newer technology to create longer-lasting, brighter light) and LED, which is the newest, most energy-efficient type of automotive light. Although the latest LED bulbs are widely used for daytime running lights on new cars that me be used as headlights as well. Headlights are mainly powered by the vehicle’s electrical system and can be toggled with a high and low beam.
Possibly there could be a myriad of reasons to look for, when you’ve got this error message on your dashboard but the most common cause is the failure of the bulb which in case is the DRLs.
Possible Causes:
- Just like any other electronic component, a bulb can complete its life over a period of time and needs to be replaced so first of all, check the bulb and if you find it burnt out from inside then a simple replacement of the bulb will fix this issue. Type of bulb installed depends on the type and style of the vehicle.
- A blown Fuse may be a good reason to cause this failure. Electrical system that is responsible for the functioning of headlights has fuses and when any of them are blown out, it will prevent the headlights from working. You can check for a blown fuse by simply switching between high and low beams.
- Usually only one side of the headlight fails but if you find it at both sides then checking a relay is not a bad idea. A bad relay is a part of the electrical system and may not get enough power to illuminate the headlights. In this case, the relay needs to be replaced.
- A bulb socket can become dirty or contaminated by disconnecting the contact between the electrical system and socket. The most common symptom would be one headlight not working.
- A headlight switch enables you to turn on and control the headlights. If it is not working properly it means you cannot turn the headlights on the car and it is required that you replace the headlight switch immediately to avoid any dangerous driving conditions.
- Sometimes, if moisture sits in the headlight it can hamper the performance of the bulb. The fog created by the moisture can stop proper emission of light from the bulb. Remove moisture if you could find any.
Can I fix this error at home?
Usually this problem resolves with the replacement of DRLs or entire headlight assembly / unit but if you want to save your dollars and don’t want to purchase a new component, you can try a hack at home to bypass this error. All you will need is a jumper wire which you can make yourself if you don’t have one already.
Then you need to find and remove the main plug that goes to the headlight and shorten its two pins. Grab black wire and yellow wire which is a canbus and shorten them by making a little u clip of jumper wire. By doing this we just bypass the resistance of those LED DRLs and once these pins are shortened and the jumper wire is plugged in, the computer will not be able to detect any problem with the system and the issue will be resolved.
After doing this, you can turn on the headlights, and check if a message appears. Hopefully you won’t find it there anymore. However, if this trick doesn’t work for you and your vehicle then you should go for the replacement option.
In most of the replacement cases, it is DRLs or LED bulbs which need replacement that’s again not much difficult and you could try at home if you are confident with your automotive knowledge and skills or else you can take your vehicle to the dealer. But in case of a headlight system failure you might need to replace the entire headlight unit. It is better that you contact an expert mechanic to correctly diagnose the problem for you. You can find a store such as xenons4u where you can purchase the replacement parts as well as installation and replacement services at a reasonable price.
Part Numbers and Compatibility Information
Below are some of the compatible part numbers and models:
Continental part number
- A2C90665801
Renault Nissan part number
- 260551225R
More compatible part numbers
- 260551225R A2C90665801
- 260556623R A2C90665803 A2C906658030
- 260555097R A2C90665800 S180237003C
- 260559664R A2C19204901
- 260551566R A2C90665805
- 260558993E LDM L3 A2C15331300
- 260558993D A2C14800000
- 260558990C LDM L2 A2C99746100
- 260558992C LDM L2 A2C11637900
- 260558992E LDM L2 A2C15331200
- 260558608R LDM L2 A2C90665700
- 260553401R LDM L2 A2C906657020
- 26055 4DW5B 260554DW5B A3C0754450000
Compatible Renault Trafic MK3 III X82 headlights
- 260102864R
260556623R
Compatible Renault Kadjar headlights
- 260601726R
- 260102472R
- 260106086R
- Hella 011.770-44 011770-44
- Renault 260106036R
- 260600084R
- Hella 013.888-04 013888-04 013.888-03 013888-03
- Renault 260104010R
- Hella 013888-12
Compatible Renault Captur MK2 headlights
- 260103444R
- 260603358R
Compatible Renault Clio MK4 IV headlights
- 260105517
Compatible Mercedes-Benz X W470 LED High Performance headlamps
- Hella 1EX 013.156-30 1EX013156-30
- 1EX 013.156-26 1EX013156-26
- Mercedes-Benz A470 906 09 00 A4709060900
- Hella 1LX 013.156-27 1LX013156-27
- Mercedes-Benz A470 906 12 00 A4709061200
- Hella 1LX 015.016-32 1LX015016-32
- Hella 1LX 013.156-28 1LX013156-28
- Mercedes-Benz A4709061300 A470 906 13 00
Compatible Infiniti Q60 LED headlamps
- 26010-5CH0A
- 260105CH0A
- 26060-5CH1A
- 260605CH1A
Compatible Nissan Sentra SR Headlamps
- 260606LY5A
Compatibility list
- Infiniti Q60 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Premium Coupe
- Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400 Coupe
- 3.0L V6 AWD Petrol Gasoline
- 3.0T Luxe Pure AWD
- Infiniti QX50 2019 2020
- Infiniti QX55
- 2021 2022 2023
- Renault Clio IV 2012-
- Renault Clio IV Grandtour 2013 -
- Renault Grand Scenic 2016 -
- Renault Kadjar 2015 -
- 1.2 TCE Energy
- Renault Megane IV MK4 Fastback 2015 -
- Renault Megane IV MK4 Grandtour 2016 -
- Etech E-Tech Hybrid
- Renault Scenic IV 2016 -
- Renault Talisman 2015 -
- Renault Talisman Grandtour 2016 -
- Renault Koleos MK2 II 2017
- 2.0 DcI diesel
- Renault Captur MK2 II JB JE
- 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
- Renault Arkana LCM LDN
- 1.6 E-Tech Hybrid
- 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
- Renault Trafic MK3 III X82
- Nissan Versa S SV SR
- 2020 2021 2022 2023
- Nissan Sentra FE+ S SL SR SV
- 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
- 2.0L Gas Gasoline Petrol S SV SR
- Nissan Micra Juke Leaf
- Nissan Qashqai J12 MK3 III
- 2021 2022 2023
- E Power
- 1.3 DIG-T Tekna
- Mercedes-Benz X class W470 Pick-up Pickup
- 2017 2018 2019 2020
- X220d X250d X350d diesel
- AMG Line
- Nissan Kicks
- 2018 2019 2020
- Nissan Note E13 MK3 III
- Aura Nismo e-Power 1.2
- 2021 2022 2023
