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Green or blue — information only

High beam headlights

The high beam is on. This symbol is always blue — the only lamp of that colour on the dashboard.

These lamps are not about a fault: they say a system is switched on, or remind you of something simple to do.

What to do now

  1. Dip the lights when you see an oncoming car or catch up with one ahead.
  2. ⚠️ If it comes on by itself with the low beam, the stalk switch is usually to blame: its contacts burn.
  3. The blue colour is deliberate: it cannot be mistaken for a warning and disturbs night vision less.
  4. Automatic high beam switches itself off because of a dirty camera by the mirror, and in rain or snow. That is protection against dazzling others, not a fault.
  5. If the high beam is dead on both sides while the low beam works, check its own fuse and relay: it is fed separately.

Codes usually behind it

The lamp only says that something is wrong. The code says what exactly — read it with an adapter and look it up here.

What to read next

A lamp is not a diagnosis. The same symbol lights up for a dozen different reasons, and only the code stored in the car tells them apart.

How the app helps

CarScan reads the codes behind the lamp through an OBD-II adapter, explains them in plain words and puts them into a report you can show to a mechanic.

See what the app does