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VCFRONT_a551 — Left Headlamp Soft Short

Full alert identifier: VCFRONT_a551_leftHeadlampSoftShort

Alert description

Left headlamp powered off due to a short circuit detected on the left headlamp power rail

Potential impact

All left headlamp lighting functions (low beam, high beam, turn signal, etc) may be degraded or unavailable

Set condition

The headlamp current is above 9A for greater than 10s

Clear condition

Front vehicle controller (VCFRONT) sleep, reset, or power cycle

Signals to check

Open this alert in Service Mode Plus and review the Payload tab. Use the field names below to identify the values shown by your vehicle.

Signal Unit
Headlamp Current VCFRONT_a551_headlampCurrent A

Check other alerts

With Service Mode Plus enabled, open Service Alerts → All. Review the other alerts for clues to the cause of VCFRONT_a551.

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