Auto Headlights

[stevebish]

I don't know which models, other than the IS, have Automatic Headlights.

I don't use mine at all, never even tried them. It's just something that I prefer to be in control of myself. Maybe it's because they can so safety critical that I just don't trust that little sensor.

What do you think?

[dipstick]

Wouldn't be without them. If I have to go around moving fingers I want my money back.

[tony_hetherington]

Think they're brilliant. Use them 100%

The ONLY time I might flick on lights myself is in early morning conditions where it's getting light, but I think sidelights would be safer (so others can surely see me). And even then, it makes the indicator stalk feel weird!!

I think they're great....thumbs up!!!

[PaulTulley]

Yep, I use 'em! Like Tony says, sometimes it's better/safer to manually override 'em (dawn/dusk with low winter sun) - apart from that they're good!

[Matthew_McNally]

bought car

turned on auto lights

have never touched that control since

[Jimmy Ten Toes]

They are on 100% of the time.

When I changed from the IS to the Civic Type-R I was always forgetting to put the lights on, so i had to get rid of it and get another Lexus!

[stevebish]

Thanks guys!

Maybe I ought to give 'em a go!! :)

I think its because if the weather is anything but an almost perfect day, I'll use side lights. I assume the auto lights are off or on? Ie, no side lights?

Still, I'll give 'em a go tomorrow morning!

[Jimmy Ten Toes]

Yep, off or on, but I take the stance that if its dark enough to put side lights on you should have your headlights on.

[twotone]

I've never tried it but after reading such positive comments I may well stick it on and see.

[Fargo]

nope dont use em,, as they can turn themselves on when you dont expect them to.. like at a junction and the other person thinks your flashing them to go.

i like to be in control.

[twotone]

nope dont use em,, as they can turn themselves on when you dont expect them to.. like at a junction and the other person thinks your flashing them to go.

i like to be in control.

Never thought of that scenario ...hmmm maybe I'll stay in control

[Zee007]

Think they're brilliant. Use them 100%

The ONLY time I might flick on lights myself is in early morning conditions where it's getting light, but I think sidelights would be safer (so others can surely see me). And even then, it makes the indicator stalk feel weird!!

I think they're great....thumbs up!!!

Yep - I'm with Tony.... on all the time usually, but will flick to sidelights late mornings/early evenings...

Great gadget....

[Wosket]

i've voted yes as i do use them most of the time but they can be a little daft sometimes - like if you're stuck in traffic and you're in the shade then they come on, you pull away and off they go again once you've made it back to normal light. i often think peeps must wonder what im doing turning my lights on and off all the

way into manchester.

dont use it so much in the summer, i like to have sidelights on when its late but not that dark if ya get what i mean.

[Rodders_UK]

I don't use the auto function - I have my lights on all the time

[djanderso]

Nope, don't use them either. Going under bridges puts them on and you end up getting this look from drivers coming towards you like "what the .... are you flashing at"

Also, they appear to take ages to come on when going through tunnels.

[ColinBarber]

Used them until they nearly caused me an accident.

Driving through lanes. Got to a dark bit, lights came on as I approached a junction and a car pulled across me thinking I had flashed them to go :o

[Risky3301]

Always use the auto light function, one of the better 'toys'. I've never had to manual switch on, if anything the sensor is a little over senstive.

[ifraz]

Mine are on auto all the time. Never used this feature when I first bought the car, but now I drive with them on auto all the time.

[Steve ( West Mids )]

Auto all the time, they are a little sensitive ( come on too early ) and I know thye can be adjusted - but they are so cool when you drive in a multi storey car park :)

[Doodlebug]

Fargo Posted on Jan 15 2004, 05:34 PM

  nope dont use em,, as they can turn themselves on when you dont expect them to.. like at a junction and the other person thinks your flashing them to go.

i like to be in control. 

I am with Fargo on this one. Used it when I first bought the car and stopped using it when they came on down a road with overhanging trees and someone thought I was flashing them and they pulled across in front of me.

Now I am in control.

:winky:

[flotsam]

Don't understand how they can be confused with a flash which is very momentary.

I don't tend to use mine though. There's no point.

[ricky_is200]

Don't understand how they can be confused with a flash which is very momentary.

I don't tend to use mine though. There's no point.

I agree, they never 'flash'. Even when you go into a tunnel they take a while to switch back off when you come out of the other end so I don't see how it can be mistaken for a flash.

I have an underground car park at work and just love the way they switch on when I drive into it. I leave mine on auto all the time. Its always annoyed me that the dealer switches them off when its been serviced as I forget I have to switch them on.

[javadude]

With previous cars I was always forgetting to switch my lights on (got stopped by the police once ) so I leave them on auto to keep me out of trouble.

During the spring/autumn they do come on for a few seconds when I go under a certain wide bridge over the M4. Traffic is usually dashing across from the junction there to lane 3 at 50mph straight in front of me so it's a sort of auto flash for "oi wot you doin get outta ma way". Not that I would otherwise.

[Fargo]

Don't understand how they can be confused with a flash which is very momentary.

I don't tend to use mine though. There's no point.

in that split second when you are in a hurry to get home and acros a junction say,, you see a cars lights go on, you may well think for a split second 'oh hes flashed me to go'

[ricky_is200]

You'd have to be a pretty stupid driver to think that, the type that would probably just pull out without looking anyway, even without the lights coming on.