edge1217 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 I have a 2013 Edge Limited AWD with factory installed HIDs, about 4 months old with 4k miles. Tonight for the first time I noticed a very distinct thumping sound coming from the engine compartment when I switched the HIDs from hi beam to low beam, and vice versa. My wife was with me and she heard it too, and it happened every time I changed from high to low, or low to high. It was very cold outside, if that has any bearing. It's a single thump each time I change the beam. Is this normal? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 It's normal . There's a cable that moves a shutter in each headlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellbine Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 I thought the same exact thing as you when I first got my Edge. But Dingo is right, its just the shutter moving. You wont notice it after a while, well at least I don't anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge1217 Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Thanks guys. I felt pretty dumb posting that so I'm glad others have heard it and that it's normal. I thought I was pretty tuned into the car but this was the first time in 4 months that I ever noticed it. Maybe it's more pronounced when it's cold, or maybe it's because the car was stopped when I flipped on the high beams so there wasn't any road noise to drown it out. (Wife wanted me to see if the deer were in the woods when we pulled into the driveway....) So this week I go to the dealer for my first routine service visit. I have absolutely nothing on my "Fix or Check This" list, and my Edge is the first new car I've ever owned where I haven't had some small nit to be taken care of. I even did two self-installed updates to MFT that went flawlessly. I'm really very satisfied with my Edge, so glad I came back to Ford! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc300c Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Don't feel bad. This is the first vehicle I've had with the actuated shutter High beam system.. I never knew this existed and thought the bulbs had the dual mode hi-lo. I heard the noise and had my wife flipping the highs on and off until I figured it out. Learn something new everyday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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