Coming Home / Leaving Home Lights

Zina · 10-03-2016, 10:42 AM

Hi all, new Z owner here

Just a question, I have been searching through the web for Coming Home / Leaving Home lights feature and found nothing...
So basicly what i want is the lights to light up as soon as I unlock the car from the remote, Has anyone figured it out?
Thank You!

OldGuyFla · 10-03-2016, 11:20 AM

Welcome

, sorry but I can't help you with that.

Firebase99 · 10-03-2016, 11:27 AM

I didnt own a Touring, but my '13 Sport had no such thing. Didnt have much of anything actually. Cruise control.

JARblue · 10-03-2016, 01:49 PM

You want the headlights to come on when you unlock the car remotely? If so, you're out of luck. That's not how Nissan designed them to function.

madeinjapan · 10-03-2016, 01:51 PM

arent these only on vw ?

kenchan · 10-03-2016, 01:56 PM

My GTI does this but I hate draining the battery for no reason so I have the feature turned off.

I don't know why one would want this feature. My STI's interior lights up as I walk up to the car which is nice. Not sure if my Z does dis??

kenchan · 10-03-2016, 01:59 PM

U can tell I never park my Z any where. Only one time in 7 yrs I parked my car besides a gas station or my driveway/garage.

JARblue · 10-03-2016, 01:59 PM

Our Honda Accord does it. But I'm with Kenchan - its unnecessary and just wastes battery.

Firebase99 · 10-03-2016, 02:54 PM

I can turn my lights on with my phone, and off, but no feature on my Genesis that defaults to "light on-power on" feature.

Zina · 10-03-2016, 04:57 PM

All of my previous cars had it - mini JCW, GTI, bmw m1...
Was just wondering if any one know about some sort of coding that you can do to the car's computer...
And as for the reason, it's simple - my home road is pretty dark at night so it comes handy to have this feature
...

BehindSpace · 10-03-2016, 05:08 PM

You cant code it. The German manufacturers use ECUs light years more advanced than the Japanese manufacturers

The 370z ecu is a hitachi.
Dont expect it to have the same capabilites the Bosch and Continental ECUs VW and BMW use

This is not a knock on the country of manufcture but the manufacturer themselves who tell the ecu makers what they need.
And its not just the 'gimmicky' customizable features inthe german ecus.; theres a reason canned tunes run flawlessly on german vehicles, hint its the stock ecus capabilities that allow that

AestheticCM1 · 10-03-2016, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BehindSpace

You cant code it. The German manufacturers use ECUs light years more advanced than the Japanese manufacturers

Having owned German cars, I find the second half of this statement laughable.

You can set your interior lights to come on when you unlock the car, and you can set the amount of time you want your headlights to remain on when exiting the car, but I haven't tried to turn the lights on with unlock. I'll scroll through the on board computer tonight to see if I can find such a setting.

cv129 · 10-03-2016, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BehindSpace

You cant code it. The German manufacturers use ECUs light years more advanced than the Japanese manufacturers

The 370z ecu is a hitachi.
Dont expect it to have the same capabilites the Bosch and Continental ECUs VW and BMW use

This is not a knock on the country of manufcture but the manufacturer themselves who tell the ecu makers what they need.
And its not just the 'gimmicky' customizable features inthe german ecus.; theres a reason canned tunes run flawlessly on german vehicles, hint its the stock ecus capabilities that allow that

Therefore BMW's that don't allow battery change without going to the dealer to reset codes..."ultimate driving machine", simple battery death requires a tow truck.

Price for "sophistication".

I'm still at an age where simplicity, intuitiveness, and reliability comes first for me.

kenchan · 10-03-2016, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AestheticCM1

Having owned German cars, I find the second half of this statement laughable.

agreed. considering the biggest flaw of all time on the Z (steering lock) is a german design, it is pretty silly dey make any claims on electronics.

10-03-2016, 10:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
Zina Base Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: France Posts: 2 Drives: 12 370Z Rep Power: 9	Coming Home / Leaving Home Lights Hi all, new Z owner here Just a question, I have been searching through the web for Coming Home / Leaving Home lights feature and found nothing... So basicly what i want is the lights to light up as soon as I unlock the car from the remote, Has anyone figured it out? Thank You!

10-03-2016, 11:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
OldGuyFla A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Indian Lake Estates Fl Posts: 1,049 Drives: 14 370Z TS Roadster Rep Power: 19127	Welcome , sorry but I can't help you with that. __________________

10-03-2016, 11:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
Firebase99 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: fl Posts: 1,372 Drives: 14 3.8 Gen Coupe GT Rep Power: 14034	I didnt own a Touring, but my '13 Sport had no such thing. Didnt have much of anything actually. Cruise control. __________________ '14 3.8 Genesis Coupe, '13 Volvo S60, '04 Honda Accord, '13 370Z-sold, '05 350Z Touring-sold, '92 300Z Twin Turbo-sold, '82 280ZX-gone, '79 260Z-gone

10-03-2016, 01:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	You want the headlights to come on when you unlock the car remotely? If so, you're out of luck. That's not how Nissan designed them to function. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

10-03-2016, 01:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	My GTI does this but I hate draining the battery for no reason so I have the feature turned off. I don't know why one would want this feature. My STI's interior lights up as I walk up to the car which is nice. Not sure if my Z does dis?? JARblue and cv129 like this.

10-03-2016, 01:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
madeinjapan Banned Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: pistolvania Posts: 1,387 Drives: 2013 g37x 2014 370z Rep Power: 0	arent these only on vw ?

10-03-2016, 01:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	U can tell I never park my Z any where. Only one time in 7 yrs I parked my car besides a gas station or my driveway/garage.

10-03-2016, 01:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Our Honda Accord does it. But I'm with Kenchan - its unnecessary and just wastes battery. kenchan and cv129 like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

10-03-2016, 02:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
Firebase99 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: fl Posts: 1,372 Drives: 14 3.8 Gen Coupe GT Rep Power: 14034	I can turn my lights on with my phone, and off, but no feature on my Genesis that defaults to "light on-power on" feature. __________________ '14 3.8 Genesis Coupe, '13 Volvo S60, '04 Honda Accord, '13 370Z-sold, '05 350Z Touring-sold, '92 300Z Twin Turbo-sold, '82 280ZX-gone, '79 260Z-gone

10-03-2016, 04:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
Zina Base Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: France Posts: 2 Drives: 12 370Z Rep Power: 9	All of my previous cars had it - mini JCW, GTI, bmw m1... Was just wondering if any one know about some sort of coding that you can do to the car's computer... And as for the reason, it's simple - my home road is pretty dark at night so it comes handy to have this feature ...

10-03-2016, 05:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
BehindSpace Base Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 83 Drives: 2014 Evo X MR Rep Power: 85	You cant code it. The German manufacturers use ECUs light years more advanced than the Japanese manufacturers The 370z ecu is a hitachi. Dont expect it to have the same capabilites the Bosch and Continental ECUs VW and BMW use This is not a knock on the country of manufcture but the manufacturer themselves who tell the ecu makers what they need. And its not just the 'gimmicky' customizable features inthe german ecus.; theres a reason canned tunes run flawlessly on german vehicles, hint its the stock ecus capabilities that allow that Last edited by BehindSpace; 10-03-2016 at 05:29 PM.

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