HI All,
Noticed today that my headlights are staying on even in bright sunlight, tried turning them off and on again and put stalk back to Auto but still stay on,
Today was very bright (where I live so am confused) any idea's would be most welcome
thanks
 Hit it he said, Hit it!--So I hit it, then he hit me---Doh!

Funnily enough mine did the same today.i also did the same as you ie turned the lights off and back on . Again it was very bright and sunny today. Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

They will do if your heading into low sun, mentioned in other posts

Mid day , sun couldn't have been higher Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

Yup, Midday sun, directly at the car-really bright, called in at my local dealers to be told, probably faulty mate-no Sherlock! guess where I won't be going tomorrow, no names, as the last time I mentioned a dealers name got my face slapped!- however I will not be going to Chester!!!!!
It seems strange purplemadboy, that we both have metro's about the same age- (2 months or so) an today both had the same thing happen, mysterious, will go to my friendly dealer and report back.
Thanks. Hit it he said, Hit it!--So I hit it, then he hit me---Doh!

Yeah let me know what they say .  Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

Well, as I said, went along to my friendly dealer (Lights ok today as it happens)
they took it into the workshop and did various tests and confirmed all was OK, no worries that I didn't have an appointment or anything-happy to oblige and all that.
bizarrely today is very overcast and no direct "bright " sunlight like yesterday.
How is yours doing Purplemadboy? Hit it he said, Hit it!--So I hit it, then he hit me---Doh!

Hi maffy, good news that everything is ok. I don't drive the freelander every day , it will be at least Saturday before I drive it again. Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

I'm pretty sure this topic came up last winter and possibly the one before as well.
It is not unusual for the automatic light sensor to be confused by winter sunshine even at midday when it is quite high in the sky and bring the lights on, equally it gets confused by fog and doesn't turn the lights on when you'd think it should.

Tbh I saw other makes of cars with their headlights on , so I didn't bother too much. Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

Today's update,
All is well on the auto headlight front, did what they were supposed to do when I expected them to, must have been a glitch.
phew!!!!  Hit it he said, Hit it!--So I hit it, then he hit me---Doh!