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npinks Member Since: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Ls25 Posts: 20090 |
They won't switch off straight away if you drive from dull to bright, as you'll look like your flashing your lights at people everytime you drive under a light
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16th Oct 2011 3:30 pm |
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Speedway Member Since: 13 Oct 2010 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 392 |
Mine's the same, don't think you can adjust them except switch them off altogether. Gone, 2007 TD4 SE Auto Baltic blue, clear side repeaters, full sized alloy spare.
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16th Oct 2011 3:33 pm |
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carguy Member Since: 01 Sep 2010 Location: London Posts: 16 |
Thanks for replies but the headlights stay on after auto switching on, they do not then switch off.
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16th Oct 2011 4:35 pm |
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Speedway Member Since: 13 Oct 2010 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 392 |
The sensors are at the top of the screen behind the mirror. Gone, 2007 TD4 SE Auto Baltic blue, clear side repeaters, full sized alloy spare.
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16th Oct 2011 4:52 pm |
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Chris B Member Since: 23 Jul 2008 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 440 |
Auto lights are slow to switch off. It has to be brighter after the shady/dark spot than before the lights came on. I've also had my screen changed and the light sensor comes off the old and goes back on the new so no difference there.
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16th Oct 2011 5:10 pm |
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Tigger Member Since: 30 Mar 2011 Location: L15KRD Posts: 2555 |
I've had the same problem, but I've found a great solution:
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16th Oct 2011 5:29 pm |
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alex_pescaru Member Since: 12 Mar 2009 Location: RO Posts: 4642 |
Flawlessly up to a point...
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16th Oct 2011 5:34 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
My RRS has the same intelligent 'auto' light system, works well At work
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16th Oct 2011 5:41 pm |
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Tigger Member Since: 30 Mar 2011 Location: L15KRD Posts: 2555 |
[rant]It is a point though; manufacturers are working hard to solve all sorts of "problems" that never existed - automatic wipers, automatic headlamps, boots that close without all of that tedious messing about having to close them by hand and best of all, and "insert key in slot and press button" solution to a "problem" that never existed Oh and don't get me started on electric hand brakes
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16th Oct 2011 5:41 pm |
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Past master Member Since: 30 Jun 2010 Location: Isle of Ely Posts: 2710 |
Auto lights are a bit of a timewaste in this country, but cars now have to be international. Try driving around Switzerland or Italy and you don't want to be hitting the light switch every few minutes for tunnels. Drive through any English road tunnel and you'll see that most people don't bother to put their lights on, but in most of Europe the lights are compulsory (and presumably they expect you to switch them off again, as they put reminders at the end of the tunnel). Auto lights make life a lot easier. And in the dark "unimproved" Italian tunnels the lights are definitely necessary! |
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16th Oct 2011 8:46 pm |
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nicam Member Since: 21 Feb 2007 Location: Lancashire Posts: 236 |
I find that at this time of year a low sun can trigger the lights to come on and stay on - even though it still appears very light to your eyes - I presume that it is to do with a very bright light (sun) at one end of the car, with a much lower level elsewhere - so similar to oncoming headlights, which don`t switch the lights off.
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17th Oct 2011 11:59 am |
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BrianAbbott Member Since: 28 Dec 2010 Location: Teesdale Posts: 169 |
My last car (BMW 3 series) had excellent auto-lighting that worked just fine. Sadly my FL2's auto-lights are nowhere near as good. Staying on for long after they should, not coming on when they should.
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17th Oct 2011 3:06 pm |
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Speedway Member Since: 13 Oct 2010 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 392 |
As far as I am aware these are day running lights and come on when drive is selected as my rental cars did this year in Ontario. Gone, 2007 TD4 SE Auto Baltic blue, clear side repeaters, full sized alloy spare. English by birth..... Yorkshire by the grace of God. |
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17th Oct 2011 8:05 pm |
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Pegleg Member Since: 15 Apr 2010 Location: Deep in mid Wales Posts: 3114 |
The thing i don't like with auto lights is that if the last position selected was main beam, then the next time they come on up springs main beam again thus dazzling oncoming drivers. A 'latching' switch would have been better. Having said that , the number of cars i've seen driving out of well lit supermarket and petrol station forecourts while it's dark .....
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17th Oct 2011 9:18 pm |
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