BMW/Audi headlights

shifty_uk · 20 Aug 2010 at 18:34

I'm just interested - How sensitive are the light sensors on Audi/BMWs to justify them being on in broad daylight? Are they time, sensor operated or maybe just day time lights in some models/extras? Or, is it simply some flash gits showing off their fancy headlights?

Earlier I saw a women in an A5(I believe), sun splitting the trees, certainly enough to justify her wearing massive sunglasses but her headlights were on? I'm not sure if it's a common rant but I do notice it very often.

Just curious.

[TW]Fox · 20 Aug 2010 at 18:37

If they are on in broad daylight then:

a) The car has DRL's enabled (In which case the rear lights are off)
b) The owner has turned them on.

I often put my Xenon angel eyes on during the day just to reinforce the idea in other road users heads that I have a better car than them and, thus, am a better person than them and that they should get out of my way.

Delboy · 20 Aug 2010 at 18:37

Volvo have been doing it for years.

Minxy · 20 Aug 2010 at 18:38

Probably just DRL's. Mine are left on all the time. The rear lights are off but the sidelights on the front are on. It's an option on the headlight dial in my A3.

iaind · 20 Aug 2010 at 18:39

[TW]Fox;17204019 said:
If they are on in broad daylight then:

a) The car has DRL's enabled (In which case the rear lights are off)
b) The owner has turned them on.

I often put my Xenon angel eyes on during the day just to reinforce the idea in other road users heads that I have a better car than them and, thus, am a better person than them and that they should get out of my way.

C) just come our a tunnel

shifty_uk · 20 Aug 2010 at 18:50

Ah right, answers my question then.

iaind said:
C) just come our a tunnel

Happens on all cars with the sensors on, I was referring to out in open light.

[TW]Fox;17204019 said:
I often put my Xenon angel eyes on during the day just to reinforce the idea in other road users heads that I have a better car than them and, thus, am a better person than them and that they should get out of my way.

Why of course

iaind · 20 Aug 2010 at 19:01

Yes but tunnels are often followed by open light. They don't get turned off as soon as the sensor sees daylight, there's a delay

Housey · 20 Aug 2010 at 19:06

DRL's on my RS4, I turn them off, annoying crappy things of little value other than "look marrrr, I dun got an Owdee"

Sin_Chase · 20 Aug 2010 at 19:20

Muggy, low light and/or rain my HIDS are on.

Sidelights are ALWAYS on.

Can never have too much visibility.

Dandle · 20 Aug 2010 at 19:28

The DRLs on my BMW light both the front and rear sidelights up, on the Audi they only turned the fronts on until I changed the setting to Scandinavian DRLs instead of American. The auto headlights on both turned the main headlights on well before it started to get dark.