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Offline p3eps

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How'd you tell if your lights are on??!
« on: 09 July 2007, 22:58 »
I've just come back from a 350 mile trip out and about!  My lights are set to auto... so when I was going through tunnels on the motorways, my lights were coming on and going off.  It was pretty sunny up here - so its difficult to tell by looking at my speedo dials etc whether they were lit up or not.  Sometimes I could notice the reg plates of other cars having a 'blue' xenon tint from my lights.

All previous cars I've owned have had a light symbol in the speedo area - but with auto headlights, how do you know if they're on or not?!

On another note - the 350 miles took me to 1077 - so I can now start putting my foot down a bit harder and seeing what she'll really do!  :evil:
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Re: How'd you tell if your lights are on??!
« Reply #1 on: 10 July 2007, 00:33 »
Interior instruments/switchgear backlights come on (if you can see them in daylight) )and Sat Nav (if fitted) goes into night display mode :wink:

If you have Xenons - other drivers flash at you coz they think the beam pattern is set to high :grin:

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Re: How'd you tell if your lights are on??!
« Reply #2 on: 10 July 2007, 07:42 »
Quote from: Cass on 10 July 2007, 00:33
Interior instruments/switchgear backlights come on (if you can see them in daylight) )and Sat Nav (if fitted) goes into night display mode :wink:

If you have Xenons - other drivers flash at you coz they think the beam pattern is set to high :grin:

Cass

So no specific 'lights are on' indicator then?!
How long are the lights supposed to take to go off again after going through a tunnel?  I noticed the 1st time they stayed on for a few mins, and the next time they seemed to go off straight away.

Sometimes when I start my car in the garage they come on as its semi dark - and they stay on for my whole journey even though its sunny outside!  Other times they go off after a min.  Very odd!
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Re: How'd you tell if your lights are on??!
« Reply #3 on: 10 July 2007, 10:05 »
The auto headlights will switch on if you go over 85mph i think, then wont switch off unless your driving at 40mph or less for a few minutes
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Re: How'd you tell if your lights are on??!
« Reply #4 on: 10 July 2007, 13:30 »
gawd, they sound great :-|
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Re: How'd you tell if your lights are on??!
« Reply #5 on: 10 July 2007, 16:57 »
Quote from: mepal47 on 10 July 2007, 10:05
The auto headlights will switch on if you go over 85mph i think, then wont switch off unless your driving at 40mph or less for a few minutes

Thats why, it makes sense now, i could'nt work out why my lights were coming on in full sunshine, do they change to full beam when you go over a ton  :evil:
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Re: How'd you tell if your lights are on??!
« Reply #6 on: 11 July 2007, 10:10 »
I agree with p3eps - an indicator light would be good. Sometimes in day time it is hard to see if the cluster is lit up.
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Re: How'd you tell if your lights are on??!
« Reply #7 on: 11 July 2007, 10:35 »
Doesn't the little symbol around the edge of the light switch illuminate ?
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Re: How'd you tell if your lights are on??!
« Reply #8 on: 11 July 2007, 14:07 »
the auto symbol is always alight. Besides it's not exactly in the eye line when your driving.
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Re: How'd you tell if your lights are on??!
« Reply #9 on: 11 July 2007, 14:37 »
Quote from: wantmygti on 11 July 2007, 14:07
the auto symbol is always alight. Besides it's not exactly in the eye line when your driving.

Unlike the dash, climate temp, radio backlight,(if it's on)  :wink:
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