atherton

I don't think I have automatic headlamps. When I unlock the door, the headlights come on, but only for a short time, I think they automatically go out after a while. I like the Fusion - great ride - comfortable seats. On the downside, way too busy instrument panel with many things too far away for the driver to reach and causes driver distraction to look away from the road. Air conditioning controls are too far down on control panel - it should be on top of the radio controls....headlight switch is in an awkward area to reach.....and how about a larger mirror under the visor???

This is the first Ford I bought....so I was unfamiliar with where the headlight switch was on the dashboard as all my other cars had the headlights located on the steering wheel. In any case, why does Ford have all the indicators and switches lighting up, in the dark, when the car door is opened and when you start the car - the only indicator that doesn't light on the dashboard is the headlight switch....I think that's a reasonable question. The headlight is the most important indicator to illuminate in the dark....sure, after a while you guess where it is, but it would be helpful to have the switch illuminate like all the rest of the instrument panel. I'm just wondering if there is something I need to do to enable this indicator to illuminate at night - perhaps a fuse is not working or there is a "dimmer" type switch somewhere?

I recently purchased a 2010 Ford Fusion. Very nice car. One problem I have is that my headlight switch on the dashboard does not light up in the dark. When you open the door, all different lights come on, when you start the car, all the lights to a/c, radio, various dashboard lights, etc., come on - everything except the headlight switch. I literally had to feel around the dashboard, in the dark, to find where the headlights were - I still couldn't find them, so I opened the door while the car was parked and running and the dashboard headlight switch still didn't light up....I finally found the headlight switch after much frustration and when I turned it on, then the icons to the headlights were lit up. This is quite dangerous to not have any idea where the headlight switch is in the dark - a major flaw.....is there anyone else whose headlight switch also does not light up on the dashboard when opening the car door and when starting the car in the dark? Is there a way to have the headlight switch light up on the dashboard like all the other indicators on the dashboard? If not, I have to have a flashlight handy just to see where the headlight indicator is on the dashboard when it's dark outside. The headlight switch isn't in a normal spot on the car - nobody would ever know where to find it - they should have been on the steering wheel - a turn signal/wiper on one side and headlight on the other.

I recently purchased a 2010 Ford Fusion. Very nice car. One problem I have is that my headlight switch on the dashboard does not light up in the dark. When you open the door, all different lights come on, when you start the car, all the lights to a/c, radio, various dashboard lights, etc., come on - everything except the headlight switch. I literally had to feel around the dashboard, in the dark, to find where the headlights were - I still couldn't find them, so I opened the door while the car was parked and running and the dashboard headlight switch still didn't light up....I finally found the headlight switch after much frustration and when I turned it on, then the icons to the headlights were lit up. This is quite dangerous to not have any idea where the headlight switch is in the dark - a major flaw.....is there anyone else whose headlight switch also does not light up on the dashboard when opening the car door and when starting the car in the dark? Is there a way to have the headlight switch light up on the dashboard like all the other indicators on the dashboard? If not, I have to have a flashlight handy just to see where the headlight indicator is on the dashboard when it's dark outside. The headlight switch isn't in a normal spot on the car - nobody would ever know where to find them - they should have been on the steering wheel - a turn signal/wiper on one side and headlight on the other.