2015 A3/S3 Automatic Headlights
01-07-2016, 08:25 AM
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2015 A3/S3 Automatic Headlights
Does anybody know if the headlights, when in automatic mode, turn on when I turn the windshield wipers on? I live in Southern CA and when it rains (the 3 times a year that it does) it's usually also pretty sunny, but the law says if my windshield wipers are on, then my lights need to be on as well, so I'm just curious if I need to manually turn on my headlights, or if I turn on my windshield wipers, will my headlights automatically turn on regardless of how much light there is outside? Thanks guys!
01-07-2016, 09:03 AM
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Does anybody know if the headlights, when in automatic mode, turn on when I turn the windshield wipers on? I live in Southern CA and when it rains (the 3 times a year that it does) it's usually also pretty sunny, but the law says if my windshield wipers are on, then my lights need to be on as well, so I'm just curious if I need to manually turn on my headlights, or if I turn on my windshield wipers, will my headlights automatically turn on regardless of how much light there is outside? Thanks guys!
The lights do not turn on with the auto wipers, you will need to turn them on manually.
01-07-2016, 12:37 PM
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Does anybody know if the headlights, when in automatic mode, turn on when I turn the windshield wipers on? I live in Southern CA and when it rains (the 3 times a year that it does) it's usually also pretty sunny, but the law says if my windshield wipers are on, then my lights need to be on as well, so I'm just curious if I need to manually turn on my headlights, or if I turn on my windshield wipers, will my headlights automatically turn on regardless of how much light there is outside? Thanks guys!
01-07-2016, 02:18 PM
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01-08-2016, 04:28 AM
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HockeyCrazi; Do you have the LED package on your car? I live in Ohio and the weather is generally gloomy here this time of year. Dark quite often as well. I have the LED package and actually just leave the lights on all the time. They shut off when you switch off the ignition obviously and even on a sunny day, the extra visibility doesn't hurt. DRLs should cover you however. You can enable that via the MMI.
01-08-2016, 08:49 AM
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HockeyCrazi; Do you have the LED package on your car? I live in Ohio and the weather is generally gloomy here this time of year. Dark quite often as well. I have the LED package and actually just leave the lights on all the time. They shut off when you switch off the ignition obviously and even on a sunny day, the extra visibility doesn't hurt. DRLs should cover you however. You can enable that via the MMI.
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01-08-2016, 07:21 PM
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Odd. On my arguably older design S6 and SQ5 the headlights set to auto do turn on with the rain sensing wipers in daylight rain scenarios. Not sure why they would have went backward and removed that feature.
They do not turn on for a single wipe, but if it truly raining and not drizzle the headlights do come on.
They do not turn on for a single wipe, but if it truly raining and not drizzle the headlights do come on.
01-09-2016, 12:21 AM
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Set your headlight to AUTO, and you won't ever have to worry about a thing.
Every time moderate-to heavy rains comes here in the Midwest, it is cloudy enough outside when that precipitation began to trigger the auto windshield wipers that I kind of just know that my headlights are also on. Only exception is if this right in the middle of the day where either the sun is visible in the sky, or it is not so dark between 8AM-4PM as then only Daytime Running Lights are on. Usually if it's the latter, there's barely rain at all.
The easiest way to see what's happening for me is the interior lighting of the cup-holders. When ever they turn-on, the headlights have also turned on.
When ever they are off, only the Daytime Running Lights are on.
Every time moderate-to heavy rains comes here in the Midwest, it is cloudy enough outside when that precipitation began to trigger the auto windshield wipers that I kind of just know that my headlights are also on. Only exception is if this right in the middle of the day where either the sun is visible in the sky, or it is not so dark between 8AM-4PM as then only Daytime Running Lights are on. Usually if it's the latter, there's barely rain at all.
The easiest way to see what's happening for me is the interior lighting of the cup-holders. When ever they turn-on, the headlights have also turned on.
When ever they are off, only the Daytime Running Lights are on.
01-09-2016, 10:15 AM
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Set your headlight to AUTO, and you won't ever have to worry about a thing.
Every time moderate-to heavy rains comes here in the Midwest, it is cloudy enough outside when that precipitation began to trigger the auto windshield wipers that I kind of just know that my headlights are also on. Only exception is if this right in the middle of the day where either the sun is visible in the sky, or it is not so dark between 8AM-4PM as then only Daytime Running Lights are on. Usually if it's the latter, there's barely rain at all.
The easiest way to see what's happening for me is the interior lighting of the cup-holders. When ever they turn-on, the headlights have also turned on.
When ever they are off, only the Daytime Running Lights are on.
Every time moderate-to heavy rains comes here in the Midwest, it is cloudy enough outside when that precipitation began to trigger the auto windshield wipers that I kind of just know that my headlights are also on. Only exception is if this right in the middle of the day where either the sun is visible in the sky, or it is not so dark between 8AM-4PM as then only Daytime Running Lights are on. Usually if it's the latter, there's barely rain at all.
The easiest way to see what's happening for me is the interior lighting of the cup-holders. When ever they turn-on, the headlights have also turned on.
When ever they are off, only the Daytime Running Lights are on.
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