Volvo RWD Forum

INDEX FOR 1/2026(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 5/2003

[<<]  [>>]


 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

How to get the car to shut off lights on shutting down engine

posted by  Don Foster on  Fri Dec 12 01:40 CST 2003
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Sun Oct 5 11:53 CST 2014
[RELATED]

The newer 240s (starting around '86) include a large relay in the headlight circuit. This relay is mounted on the inside firewall, just ahead of the brake pedal. The relay is triggered "on" by the ignition key so that current can flow to the headlights when the key is on. When the key is turned off, the headlight current is switched off by the relay even if the headlight switch is on. (Think of two switches in series.)

I'm sure that with a good used relay, a wiring schematic for your 240 and the newer 240, and some work that you could retrofit the relay into your car, not necessarily in the same location -- maybe, for example, near the "hi-lo" relay underhood.
--
Don Foster (near Cape Cod, MA)






THREADED THREADED EXPANDED FLAT PRINT ALL
MESSAGES IN THIS THREAD

New How to get the car to shut off lights on shutting down engine
posted by  someone claiming to be Gene  on Fri Dec 12 00:34 CST 2003 >


<< < > >>



©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.