Auto off headlights?

Trips · 02-25-2010, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by tsolin01

Even though it supposedly lowers the lifespan of the HIDs, I'm a little skeptical if you would really notice a major difference in the real world. I don't see bulbs failing within a year, or even within 5 years. Most estimates of the lifespan of these bulbs is like 2000-3000 hours which translate to over 100,000 miles.

So who knows, personally it would just be an excuse for me to get better bulbs lol

I agree on the average Life span. I had a Bmw with Xenons HID, and my daytime light were pretty much always on, and after 5 years of ownership, right before it got sold to buy my Z, I had no replacement bulbs to be done.

Caravanshaka · 02-25-2010, 09:13 AM

to answer the OP, they will turn off after 5 mins. i leave my parking lights on a lot like this since i have the LED's and use them as DRL's.

OldGuy · 02-25-2010, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by antman22

they won't shut off unless you have them in the auto selection.

Then our car doesn't have daytime running lights? (Forgive me, as I've driven my Z only two or three times due to the terrible winter weather here.)

vipor · 02-25-2010, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Caravanshaka

to answer the OP, they will turn off after 5 mins. i leave my parking lights on a lot like this since i have the LED's and use them as DRL's.

yep. was washing my car at night one time and there wasn't much light so i turned on the lights. still ended up washing in the dark...

antman22 · 02-25-2010, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by OldGuy

Then our car doesn't have daytime running lights? (Forgive me, as I've driven my Z only two or three times due to the terrible winter weather here.)

I'm not aware of any DRL's on the Z. You either have your HID's on and/or parking lights on.

Montez · 02-25-2010, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCal 370Z

This is the very reason our Z is never on the Auto setting. Shame.

Ditto or on the Max, that constant on and off is not good for HIDS. My neighbor has had to replace both HIDS on his 07 IS350 just for that reason, leaving them in auto all of the time now he doesn't..... I also hate the way Nissan designs the the light switch with off followed by auto, I think it should be off/Parking light/On/Auto.

rudi · 02-25-2010, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Montez

I also hate the way Nissan designs the the light switch with off followed by auto, I think it should be off/Parking light/On/Auto.

To stop that, I just go to auto when I need the lights on.

gumpy · 02-25-2010, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by rudi

To stop that, I just go to auto when I need the lights on.

I completely agree with this.... there should be direct access to the lower light

spearfish25 · 02-25-2010, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Montez

Ditto or on the Max, that constant on and off is not good for HIDS. My neighbor has had to replace both HIDS on his 07 IS350 just for that reason, leaving them in auto all of the time now he doesn't..... I also hate the way Nissan designs the the light switch with off followed by auto, I think it should be off/Parking light/On/Auto.

Amen!

How stupid is it that going from OFF-Auto-Parking-ON gets the bulbs cycled on/off twice? So if you keep your lights off and decide to turn them on in a dark location, they get turned on twice. It's stupid they didn't put a few second delay when going from OFF or Auto to ON (or put Parking next in the sequence after OFF).

Little things like this make me remember why my old Audi was so nice.

+ Rep to the first person who figures out how to rewire the stalk harness to rearrange the lighting order.

tinysumo · 02-25-2010, 09:36 PM

I'm not too big a fan of the auto light feature either. It was super sensitive and would turn on while just cruising under every single overpass. I was able to adjust the sensitivity tho with the nav. You can also adjust the delay(with nav) for when you turn off your car. I have the lights set to turn off immediatly when i shut my driver side door.

marcussoori · 02-26-2010, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Caravanshaka

to answer the OP, they will turn off after 5 mins. i leave my parking lights on a lot like this since i have the LED's and use them as DRL's.

Can someone please confirm this? Thanks...

normal · 02-26-2010, 12:58 PM

As I stated earlier, read the manual, page 2-31.

majorbanjo · 02-26-2010, 06:25 PM

The lights will definitely go off after a while.......however....you'll have to have jumper cables to start the car afterward......:-)

Sorry....first post....couldn't resist....picking up a convertible z this weekend and been lurking here for quite a while

marcussoori · 02-27-2010, 01:07 AM

majorbanjo, normal is right. The 370Z can be driven and turned off with the headlights in the fully on position without any ill effects (except more use of bulb hours for daytime driving and 5 min. left on after car is turned off, if 5 min. of lost battery power worries you). I tested this today, thanks normal!

neodude101 · 03-03-2010, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Amen!

How stupid is it that going from OFF-Auto-Parking-ON gets the bulbs cycled on/off twice? So if you keep your lights off and decide to turn them on in a dark location, they get turned on twice. It's stupid they didn't put a few second delay when going from OFF or Auto to ON (or put Parking next in the sequence after OFF).

Little things like this make me remember why my old Audi was so nice.

+ Rep to the first person who figures out how to rewire the stalk harness to rearrange the lighting order.

If you decide to turn your lights on in a dark location, wouldn't they turn on with the "Auto" feature? So why would you need to switch them all the way to "On"?

If you want them on, and they don't come on when you switch to Auto, THEN you could switch them to On. I don't see a problem.

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majorbanjo Base Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 1 Drives: Ford F150 SuperCrew Rep Power: 16	The lights will definitely go off after a while.......however....you'll have to have jumper cables to start the car afterward......:-) Sorry....first post....couldn't resist....picking up a convertible z this weekend and been lurking here for quite a while