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Bmw e46 headlight stays on with ignition on or off

Hi there i have a bmw e46 320 se year 2000 4 door. pulled up today and the headlight switch was in the off position but as we parked up we see the reflection of the os headlight on. seeing this we turned the ign off and the light stayed on... so as to avoid flat battery i pulled the plug off to the light that was on.. when the plug is pluged in when the light switch is turned on the electric headlight ajust goes up and down any ideas ??????????????? many thanks tony

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It sounds like the dreaded LKM light control module. It fails leaving only 1 light on with all lights off and ignition off.Try www.bba-reman.com they have a list of common faults for BMW. Good luck.

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On some BMW cars when you turn off the ignition and have the indicator lever in either the left or right position, the corresponding parking light comes on. Make sure your indicator switch is in the neutral position and see it this still happens. If so, it is normal.

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