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  2. Why do all the lights on the dashboard flicker on and off at ...

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    Q: I am having an electrical problem with my 2008 Nissan Altima coupe — all the lights on my dashboard flicker on and off at random times. I have taken my car to multiple mechanics over the last ...

  3. Headlight flashing - Wikipedia

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    Headlight flashing is the act of either briefly switching on the headlights of a car, or of momentarily switching between a headlight's high beams and low beams, in an effort to communicate with another driver or drivers. The signal is sometimes referred to in car manufacturers' manuals as an optical horn, since it draws the attention of other ...

  4. Automotive lighting - Wikipedia

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    "Driving light" is a term hailing from the early days of night time driving, when it was relatively rare to encounter an opposing vehicle. [14] [full citation needed] Only on occasions when opposing drivers passed each other would the low (dipped or "passing") beam be used. The high beam was therefore known as the "driving beam", and this ...

  5. Flicker (light) - Wikipedia

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    Flicker can also be perceived from naturally modulated light sources like candle light or a sunlit water surface or it may be experienced while driving along a row of trees lit by the sun. TLMs and resulting flicker can be seen also while driving with a certain speed along a street or through a tunnel lit by lighting equipment positioned with a ...

  6. Tell-tale (automotive) - Wikipedia

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    A group of tell-tales showing lights for "brake fluid", "stop lamp" and "check engine" Graphical tell-talesA tell-tale, sometimes called an idiot light [1] or warning light, is an indicator of malfunction or operation of a system, indicated by a binary (on/off) illuminated light, symbol or text legend.

  7. Daytime running lamp - Wikipedia

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    Full-voltage vs. parking light headlamp on European-market Volkswagen, 2007. Depending on prevailing regulations and equipment, vehicles may implement the daytime-running light function by functionally turning on specific lamps, by operating low-beam headlamps or fog lamps at full or reduced intensity, by operating high-beam headlamps at reduced intensity, or by steady-burning operation of the ...

  8. Automotive night vision - Wikipedia

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    2011: Night View Assist Plus with Spotlight Function premiere: the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class (C216) became the first series production car with night vision-guided pedestrian spotlighting (HID version) [11] can flash at any pedestrians it detects in order to warn both the driver and the pedestrians. The flashing light is directed in such a way ...

  9. Stroboscopic effect - Wikipedia

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    Intentional light variations are applied for warning, signalling (e.g. traffic-light signalling, flashing aviation light signals), entertainment (like stage lighting) with the purpose that flicker is perceived by people. Generally, the light output of lighting equipment may also have residual unintentional light level modulations due to the ...