Over sensitive auto headlights
Discussion
Been up and down a few dual carriageways and motorways over the summer for various reasons and i have noticed that a lot of newer cars seem to have overly sensitive auto headlights that flick on when they even go under a foot bridge!
We had a VW Golf 2018 a few years ago and that had auto lights and never had this issue from memory.
Don't they have some kind of delay built in to stop this happening?
Only a day or so ago we were following a Tesla and that was even worse with them going on and off, even under slight tree shading.
Must be very frustrating for the owners, but i suppose this could be down to some new regulation?
We had a VW Golf 2018 a few years ago and that had auto lights and never had this issue from memory.
Don't they have some kind of delay built in to stop this happening?
Only a day or so ago we were following a Tesla and that was even worse with them going on and off, even under slight tree shading.
Must be very frustrating for the owners, but i suppose this could be down to some new regulation?
Thinking of recent discussions where people are talking about people inappropriately flashing others to suggest they should pull out of a junction. Having very nearly been a recent victim of one of these though it was not auto headlightsvit was a numpty inviting someone out into my path. However this sensitivity mentioned by OP could in specific circumstances lead to issues.
I've noticed when my headlights switch on just because it can affect the dashboard illumination. Yet the only settings I have are auto, headlights on, parking lights. The latter are the same as the daylight running lights but not as bright. In my opinion it needs a 4th setting, manual, which would keep the DRLs on as required by regs and at night or in poor visibility it's the driver's responsibility to switch them on.
I've noticed when my headlights switch on just because it can affect the dashboard illumination. Yet the only settings I have are auto, headlights on, parking lights. The latter are the same as the daylight running lights but not as bright. In my opinion it needs a 4th setting, manual, which would keep the DRLs on as required by regs and at night or in poor visibility it's the driver's responsibility to switch them on.
I know someone who has turned of the DRL's on his Cayman and C Max. Why?
Because I don't like the look of them. Really? How can you see them when you're driving?
And to cap it all, the Cayman is black, hardly visible.
He also cannot understand why I don't drive around bends on twisty country roads at 60 mph as it's derestricted
Bacause tractor, horses, cyclists, pedestrians, lumps of rock in the road knocked out by HGV's
Because I don't like the look of them. Really? How can you see them when you're driving?
And to cap it all, the Cayman is black, hardly visible.
He also cannot understand why I don't drive around bends on twisty country roads at 60 mph as it's derestricted
Bacause tractor, horses, cyclists, pedestrians, lumps of rock in the road knocked out by HGV's
Jazoli said:
Sheepshanks said:
I'm driving daughter's old 2018 Ateca and (I assume this is connected) the sat nav screen goes into night mode when going under trees.
Yes it is, my Ateca was the sameIt's all so uncertain that if I need the lights on during the day I put them on manually.
Jazoli said:
Sheepshanks said:
I'm driving daughter's old 2018 Ateca and (I assume this is connected) the sat nav screen goes into night mode when going under trees.
Yes it is, my Ateca was the sameOur golf had two light sensors i think.
One does inside illumination and dimming and one does headlights and inside illumination.
We had an old merc that used to switch the inside to night mode at a certain level without switching on the headlights!
Didn't we start this one about 12 years ago
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