Two Electronics Issues
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Two Electronics Issues
...one drives me crazy,the other...not so much.Automatic headlights drive me crazy for a million different reasons.Has anyone tried...and succeded...in remedying this? I know there are at least of couple of current MB models that have the "O" position in addition to the "A" postition on their headlight switch and I'd be willing to go that route if it would work.Thoughts/experiences,anyone?
Also,I'd love to be able to disable the sunroof opening,along with the windows,when you employ the "all windows down" function on the keyfob.I'll gratefully listen to any ideas on that subject as well.
Also,I'd love to be able to disable the sunroof opening,along with the windows,when you employ the "all windows down" function on the keyfob.I'll gratefully listen to any ideas on that subject as well.
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Agreed about the headlights. Seems like once they go on in my dark garage, they take forever to go off in bright daylight. If I switch to parking lights before starting up and then back to "A" once I'm outside, it seems to me that it alleviates the situation somewhat. But I haven't done this enough to quantify it.
Why MB would take this out of drivers' control is beyond me. Does any other maker have auto-only?
Why MB would take this out of drivers' control is beyond me. Does any other maker have auto-only?
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Agreed about the headlights. Seems like once they go on in my dark garage, they take forever to go off in bright daylight. If I switch to parking lights before starting up and then back to "A" once I'm outside, it seems to me that it alleviates the situation somewhat. But I haven't done this enough to quantify it.
Why MB would take this out of drivers' control is beyond me. Does any other maker have auto-only?
Why MB would take this out of drivers' control is beyond me. Does any other maker have auto-only?
.... That, or I'll forget to turn them off, and realize later that I left my Parking lights on.
One of the worst things M-B did is take that option (to turn the headlights off) out of our hands.
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Mine switch off almost immediately when I leave my garage and enter sunlight. I have been really impressed with how well the auto setting works. In PA we are now required to have our lights on if the windshield wipers are active, and, sometimes it stays too light for the auto lights to turn off. Overall though, it is certainly not the worst system I have encountered.
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Mine switch off almost immediately when I leave my garage and enter sunlight. I have been really impressed with how well the auto setting works. In PA we are now required to have our lights on if the windshield wipers are active, and, sometimes it stays too light for the auto lights to turn off. Overall though, it is certainly not the worst system I have encountered.
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In thinking about it, I have Xenons too...maybe they need to stay on longer.
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There must be some sort of sensitivity setting then since mine wants to think about it a while before switching off. I'll have to remember to ask my dealer about this when going in for service. Could be a while though...almost two months old and just 700 miles on the clock!
In thinking about it, I have Xenons too...maybe they need to stay on longer.
In thinking about it, I have Xenons too...maybe they need to stay on longer.
Technically speaking I suspect that as a "failsafe" the default setting for this feature is "headlights on" in case there's any malfunction of that feature.But that's just a hunch on my part.
