R172 High Beam on not working but flash does

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JoeTouring

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Hello all,
R172 2014 model. The high beam switch does not work when pushed forward (ON position) but works when pulled back momentarily (Flash high beam).

MB Oxford want £160 just to look :-( plus the extras of parts and replacement
Any alternatives / indies / pointers that could help me out? I'm guessing the parts are not expensive but removing the steering wheel worries me a lot with airbags etc.
 
Does you car have Halogen headlamps, Bi-Xenon, or LED? On some Bi-Xenon cars the flashing and the high beam use separate bulbs.

Also, the stalk might be faulty?
 
Does you car have Halogen headlamps, Bi-Xenon, or LED? On some Bi-Xenon cars the flashing and the high beam use separate bulbs.

Also, the stalk might be faulty?

Ah interesting. It has bi-xenon bulbs. I wonder if the fuse has gone?
 
Ah interesting. It has bi-xenon bulbs. I wonder if the fuse has gone?
I am not sure about your R172, but on some models the high beam is HID (Xenon) while the flashing is standard Halogen.

Have a look at the headlamp see if there's an H7 bulb there.
 
Have you got lights set to "A". Auto On mine if on A I can only do what you are experiencing.need to set to manually on
 
Does it have the Intelligent Lighting System? If so, it will behave as @gatty mentions, above.
 

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