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Offline Snoopy

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Re: Auto lights
« Reply #10 on: 04 December 2011, 12:15 »
Very true poor system. took me ages to find the symbol after reading the manual. I expected it to be on the dash then realised it was on the light switch.
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Offline mike.

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Re: Auto lights
« Reply #11 on: 04 December 2011, 12:20 »
I prefer it that way, keeps the dash lights for warning lights usually meaning that something is wrong.
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Offline AlanH

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Re: Auto lights
« Reply #12 on: 04 December 2011, 13:07 »
The red LED "ambient" lights near the roof sunglasses stowage compartment also switch on with the headlights.
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Offline dubber36

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Re: Auto lights
« Reply #13 on: 04 December 2011, 13:28 »
Quote from: AlanH on 04 December 2011, 13:07
The red LED "ambient" lights near the roof sunglasses stowage compartment also switch on with the headlights.

Again, you wouldn't see that in the daytime without putting your hand under it. I like having something I can see at a glance. The RCD 310 gives me that and I'm not sure I would be happy losing it if I change for either of the 510's.
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Offline ajmoir36

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Re: Auto lights
« Reply #14 on: 04 December 2011, 20:28 »
I swear there is a brightness difference in the RCD510 with lights on and off. i,e, I think it gets dimmer at night with the lights on.
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Offline AlanH

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Re: Auto lights
« Reply #15 on: 04 December 2011, 20:54 »
I think so too. Dimmer with lights on, then with lights off screen brightness is determined by ambient light sensor.
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Re: Auto lights
« Reply #16 on: 05 December 2011, 07:54 »
I'll check for you today, I leave my headlamps on all of the time btw but I'll turn them off and on to see if anything changes.
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Re: Auto lights
« Reply #17 on: 05 December 2011, 10:57 »
the whole of the instrument display cluster lights up when the xenons's spark up, talk about in your face!!!!!

just how blind are you boys?!?!

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Re: Auto lights
« Reply #18 on: 05 December 2011, 17:16 »
^ ok but sometimes the dials are lit when the lights are off due to the ambient light sensor.. :rolleyes:
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