I feel so frustrated
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If the headlights come on early, then I really don't have any problem with that. It's when they fail to light up during sunset or dawn, that bothers me. Luckly, they never fail to light up.
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With all due respect, why do you care?
Does it seem like its wasting power?
Xenon lights last for almost ever, so that's not an issue... so why do you need the lights off?
Does it seem like its wasting power?
Xenon lights last for almost ever, so that's not an issue... so why do you need the lights off?
Because I had auto headlights on my Lexus before this BMW..... and they worked perfectly. Because that's what I'm used to (auto headlights), I now always forget to turn headlights on manually.
And because daytime running lights are gay..... and that's effectively what I have now. I live in Florida, I don't need headlights on at 3 PM.
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Originally Posted by seakat' date='Dec 12 2004, 02:52 PM
The erratic behaviour of the auto headlights mode has been discussed here several times.
I was trying to forget about this issue, but in the past week I drove two vastly inferior cars (a Renault Laguna and a Citroen C5).
Guess what, they both have the auto headlights mode working flawlessly.
I even took the Renault in and out of my office garage several times (doing this drives the lights of my E61 crazy). They correctly switched on and off 100% of the times.
The french automakers must have an edge in this highly advanced technology?
I really don't understand BMW's on this issue. If the sensor is crap, just do a recall to replace it. They seem to have the stupid attitude of thinking the problem will go away by ignoring it.
Ok, feel much better now?
Cheers.
I was trying to forget about this issue, but in the past week I drove two vastly inferior cars (a Renault Laguna and a Citroen C5).
Guess what, they both have the auto headlights mode working flawlessly.
I even took the Renault in and out of my office garage several times (doing this drives the lights of my E61 crazy). They correctly switched on and off 100% of the times.
The french automakers must have an edge in this highly advanced technology?
I really don't understand BMW's on this issue. If the sensor is crap, just do a recall to replace it. They seem to have the stupid attitude of thinking the problem will go away by ignoring it.
Ok, feel much better now?
Cheers.
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1) my sensor was in fact bad and has been replaced (by replacing the entire rear view mirror) and
2) the active headlights only work in the "auto" mode not if you turn the headlights manually.
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Originally Posted by Jimbo' date='Dec 13 2004, 10:42 AM
Only my Angel Eyes come on during the day. When it's dark, the full headlight comes on.
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Originally Posted by JDN' date='Dec 13 2004, 02:25 PM
I figgered Jimbo was doing that manually.
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It's probably a legal thing - especially because they want to sell in the US market.
If you are going to sell a car with auto-headlights, you better make damn sure they come on when it gets even slightly dark or else someone is going to be suing you if they are in an accident and it is even remotely possible that the lights didn't come on - i.e. "I didn't notice my lights weren't on but I had them on auto so I assumed they were".
If you are going to sell a car with auto-headlights, you better make damn sure they come on when it gets even slightly dark or else someone is going to be suing you if they are in an accident and it is even remotely possible that the lights didn't come on - i.e. "I didn't notice my lights weren't on but I had them on auto so I assumed they were".
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BMW would never be liable for that.
As a driver, you are responsible for the equipment on the car operating.
If you went to the dealer to get service, and they replaced your taillamps.... but didn't do it right, so they didn't operate.... and a cop pulled you over that night for no taillights... you'd get the ticket, not BMW. And good luck trying to fight that one.
As a driver, you are responsible for the equipment on the car operating.
If you went to the dealer to get service, and they replaced your taillamps.... but didn't do it right, so they didn't operate.... and a cop pulled you over that night for no taillights... you'd get the ticket, not BMW. And good luck trying to fight that one.