2000 Sonata GLS headlights
Hello everyone... We bought a small KIA a few years ago new, and have
been very impressed with the little car.. As a result, when we decided a few weeks ago that we wanted a second car, we went looking at Hyundai/KIA again.. We found a 2000 Sonata GLS that the local Hyundai dealer had sold originally and taken back in on trade... As the car appeared to have been very well taken care of, we purchased it.. Overall, we are impressed with the car (which is very well equipped) .... However, one thing which seems amiss is the fact that if you leave the headlights on, take the ignition key, and leave the car no buzzer, chime, or other "alarm" sounds to remind you that you have left the headlights on.. Even our inexpensive little KIA has a buzzer reminder.... Therefore we are wondering if there is supposed to be an alarm of some sort, but it is not functioning in our car... Thoughts? JM |
Re: 2000 Sonata GLS headlights
Hi, well the answer to your question is "No, but there should be." I have the
same model, and after a dead battery twice from leaving the lights on, I had my roommate install a buzzer so that it would remind me whenever I left the lights on. I picked it up at WalMart, and he installed it in less than 30 minutes. It was one of the best, and least expensive, upgrades I have ever done. Steve Chynna22@aol.com |
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It is a design flaw then.... Thanks for the information...
JM On 15 Nov 2004 02:53:20 GMT, chynna22@aol.com (Chynna22) wrote: >Hi, well the answer to your question is "No, but there should be." I have the >same model, and after a dead battery twice from leaving the lights on, I had my >roommate install a buzzer so that it would remind me whenever I left the lights >on. I picked it up at WalMart, and he installed it in less than 30 minutes. >It was one of the best, and least expensive, upgrades I have ever done. > >Steve >Chynna22@aol.com |
Re: 2000 Sonata GLS headlights
our accent doesnt have a ding thingie either but if u forget lights on, they
shut down and prking lights stay on.. "Just mee" <me@mydomain.net.invalid> wrote in message news:1100620104.2DdpDtxc3YELCyRUve4eqg@teranews... > It is a design flaw then.... Thanks for the information... > > JM > > On 15 Nov 2004 02:53:20 GMT, chynna22@aol.com (Chynna22) wrote: > >>Hi, well the answer to your question is "No, but there should be." I have >>the >>same model, and after a dead battery twice from leaving the lights on, I >>had my >>roommate install a buzzer so that it would remind me whenever I left the >>lights >>on. I picked it up at WalMart, and he installed it in less than 30 >>minutes. >>It was one of the best, and least expensive, upgrades I have ever done. >> >>Steve >>Chynna22@aol.com > |
Re: 2000 Sonata GLS headlights
Just mee <me@mydomain.net.invalid> wrote in message news:<1100480252.wjPMP2QlJIbsJXDEJkGFGg@teranews>. ..
> Overall, we are impressed with the car (which is very well equipped) > ... However, one thing which seems amiss is the fact that if you leave > the headlights on, take the ignition key, and leave the car no buzzer, It's a curious omission on an otherwise well-equipped car. (My 1975 AMC Hornet has a factory headlight buzzer!) I installed the following in our 2000 Sonata and it works great: http://www.elises.co.uk/diy/buzzer/ It was pretty easy to install, total cost was about $4.00 for the piezo buzzer and diode from Radio Shack. I found a connector under the dash that is +12v when the exterior lights are on and hooked the positive end of the buzzer to it. Then I ran a ground wire over to the driver's door switch. |
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