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Drl does not come on

When the head light switch is in the automatic position, in the daytime, the head lights come on when the engine is started instead of the driving lights which are supposed to come on. the sensor on the dash had fallen down into the dash where light couldn't get to it but when mounted correctly the system still doesn't work. relay and fuse is good under the hood in fuse compartment. Thanks

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Sounds like your drl module is burnt out

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