Tom_kkh 1st Gear May 21, 2012 Share May 21, 2012 My friend advised me to turn on at night and not to use the auto function 'cos some of our roads are too bright causing his to turn off. The people thought he was flashing them. Worst if TP stop him..... time for him to check his sensor ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_kkh 1st Gear May 21, 2012 Share May 21, 2012 (edited) having auto headlight in my current ride, it will be on my top list for my next car. convenient til death Edited May 21, 2012 by Tom_kkh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qpik Supercharged May 21, 2012 Share May 21, 2012 in fact too much of a good thing can be bad as it gives driver a false sense of security as technology can never replace road awareness. to me, it all boils down to driver's awareness. how difficult is it to be aware of your surrounding & activate the light switch? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonetics 2nd Gear May 21, 2012 Share May 21, 2012 oh dun get me wrong......there is no off switch, but the option to switch ON the lights. Mentioned earlier. ie position 0 - neutral position 2 - Switch on lihgt manually position 0-Neutral means OFF? position 1-Auto? position 2-Manually ON. if this is the case,then its similar to my car and i think its good. but i know alot of cars with such features but drivers still don't use the Auto mode. probably they prefer manually control or they don't know what the Auto switch is for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator May 21, 2012 Author Share May 21, 2012 in fact too much of a good thing can be bad as it gives driver a false sense of security as technology can never replace road awareness. to me, it all boils down to driver's awareness. how difficult is it to be aware of your surrounding & activate the light switch? yah lor......that should be ideal...but in this world of automation, ppl lazy nia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator May 21, 2012 Author Share May 21, 2012 position 0-Neutral means OFF? position 1-Auto? position 2-Manually ON. if this is the case,then its similar to my car and i think its good. but i know alot of cars with such features but drivers still don't use the Auto mode. probably they prefer manually control or they don't know what the Auto switch is for. that is the thing, no have the position 1 - AUTO....haha...but BMW still got. Merc forced it's way in. guess it is a feature they feel necessary. Position 0 - neutral, means auto lights. DRL always on though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonetics 2nd Gear May 21, 2012 Share May 21, 2012 (edited) that is the thing, no have the position 1 - AUTO....haha...but BMW still got. Merc forced it's way in. guess it is a feature they feel necessary. Position 0 - neutral, means auto lights. DRL always on though i see,so its like compulsory to have it ON either way. but then again,sometimes we have the need to OFF the light temporary. Example to prevent pointing the light directly at kids who is about the same height as the headlight walking towards you. Edited May 21, 2012 by Turbonetics Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qpik Supercharged May 21, 2012 Share May 21, 2012 yah lor......that should be ideal...but in this world of automation, ppl lazy nia liddat good mah...else no biz for u. jokes aside, those cars with auto-lights build-in really wasted on drivers who disabled it. perhaps, they shd hv a "nagging function" to remind driver say every 5secs when the surroundings are dark, check blind spot before lane change, slow down when coming to traffic lights Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator May 21, 2012 Author Share May 21, 2012 i see,so its like compulsory to have it ON either way. but then again,sometimes we have the need to OFF the light temporary. Example to prevent pointing the light directly at kids who is about the same height as the headlight walking towards you. for that, they have the light tilting....3 positions. To shine up or down.... looks like they have thought of it all. I am still thinking what are the shortcomings of this auto light haha..not used to it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ins1dious Turbocharged May 21, 2012 Share May 21, 2012 However, if it becomes a mass item, costs can come down? Agree that it will be costly initially. Thats true. And its become the case of the DRL's that Europe has mandated to be fitted as standard. LED strips are lot cheaper nowadays, probably as an effect of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonTan 2nd Gear May 21, 2012 Share May 21, 2012 I hate auto on lights. Many drivers think I am flashing them when the auto light turn on momentarily while going thru short length underpass or tunnels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator May 21, 2012 Author Share May 21, 2012 I hate auto on lights. Many drivers think I am flashing them when the auto light turn on momentarily while going thru short length underpass or tunnels. yes, this I agree too....just that now used to it. Used to think the same that pl flash me when enter tunnel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee 1st Gear May 21, 2012 Share May 21, 2012 The sensitivity level for trigerring auto on, can it be adjusted to ignore tunnel lighting? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator May 21, 2012 Author Share May 21, 2012 The sensitivity level for trigerring auto on, can it be adjusted to ignore tunnel lighting? never checked. Guess need to go to workshop to reprogram? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee 1st Gear May 21, 2012 Share May 21, 2012 Sorry, i meant adjust the 'auto off' when entering tunnel, so headlight stays on. Yes i think it is possible to re-program or fine tune trigger setting for more local natural behaviour. Question is, what is the brightness level of the tunnel lighting, and if all sg tunnels apply the same level. A bit too deep to dig i guess? Hehe maybe just leave as it is ba.. I was just curious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mllcg 3rd Gear May 21, 2012 Share May 21, 2012 maybe some drivers "forgot"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonetics 2nd Gear May 21, 2012 Share May 21, 2012 for that, they have the light tilting....3 positions. To shine up or down.... looks like they have thought of it all. I am still thinking what are the shortcomings of this auto light haha..not used to it this is pretty cool. could be the next IN thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator May 21, 2012 Author Share May 21, 2012 this is pretty cool. could be the next IN thing. me not only one. In UK some of the forums i checked, users not used to the auto default on light feature too..haha... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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