button on tip of indicator lever

[dreadnaught]

Anyone know what the button on the very end of the indicator arm is supposed to do?

thanks

 

[Bladevane]

If you push it when the headlights are on they get a wash.

 

[dreadnaught]

thanks
that wins 'most pointless button award'
they get a wash when you do the screen anyway I think

 

[jthspace]

Legal requirement in UK to have headlight washers on HID equipped cars.

Jeff

 

[jaapv]

thanks
that wins 'most pointless button award'
they get a wash when you do the screen anyway I think

Only once in six times.

 

[jkh112]

Legal requirement in UK to have headlight washers on HID equipped cars.

Jeff

Not strictly true. It is a UK legal requirement to have headlight washers on headlights over a certain lumen output. There are some HID equipped cars which do not need them as they use lower power HIDs. I suspect that most LED headlight cars will be over the lumen threshold and require washers.

 

[jthspace]

Legal requirement in UK to have headlight washers on HID equipped cars.

Jeff

Not strictly true. It is a UK legal requirement to have headlight washers on headlights over a certain lumen output. There are some HID equipped cars which do not need them as they use lower power HIDs. I suspect that most LED headlight cars will be over the lumen threshold and require washers.

OK, being more accurate, washers and a self-levelling system – both of which are required on new cars with HID lights under type approval laws that came into effect in 2010. But as we are talking about a vehicle produced in the last few years, I simply stated the law applying to the PHEV. Cars fitted with HID prior to 2010 "may" have washers/self levelling fitted, if fitted, they must work (MOT regs, UK, exclude NI, which slightly different). After-market kits may generate MOT failures.