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StarfishSaver

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14. What's the difference between running lights and headlights?

Tue Sep 21, 2021, 09:09 PM

Sep 2021

Because I keep my lights set to automatic and never turn them on and off. The headlights aren't on during the day but come on at night.

Obviously, I don't know anything about cars...

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and how long will it take to make car makers make car headlights come on when it's a tad dark out?? [View all] a kennedy Sep 2021 OP

My headlights come on automatically at night StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #1

My headlights do also. Sinistrous Sep 2021 #6

Headlights really come on?? All cars have the "running" lights on, BUT I'M TALKING THE HEADLIGHTS, a kennedy Sep 2021 #8

My headlights are automatic. Automatically turn on when it's dark, just like street lights. LeftInTX Sep 2021 #70

No....you're not missing what I'm saying....ALL CARS HAVE RUNNING LIGHTS ON.......I'M a kennedy Sep 2021 #11

What's the difference between running lights and headlights? StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #14

Running lights are on ALL the time when the car is running......HEADLIGHTS are only on when a kennedy Sep 2021 #24

My headlights are automatic StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #26

Mine too. And the windshield wipers come on when it rains. rsdsharp Sep 2021 #46

My fear as well lol DetroitLegalBeagle Sep 2021 #49

My Control Chip Went Bad ProfessorGAC Sep 2021 #62

Bummer, indeed. Mine is 4 months old with about 750 miles. rsdsharp Sep 2021 #68

Probably So ProfessorGAC Sep 2021 #91

It's been around for decades now DetroitLegalBeagle Sep 2021 #15

I found this - I'm sure this is what my car has StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #18

The last several cars I have had have an auto feature CrackityJones75 Sep 2021 #36

Mine too Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #52

Some already do. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2021 #2

While I have Daytime Running Lights and Auto-On, I manually turn on my headlights at all times. TheBlackAdder Sep 2021 #81

Canada requires headlights to be on during the day LeftInTX Sep 2021 #86

auto-lights have been a standard feature for years Takket Sep 2021 #3

No....you're talking about "running" lights.....those ARE NOT HEADLIGHTS....... a kennedy Sep 2021 #22

My 2021 CRV has an "auto" setting AZSkiffyGeek Sep 2021 #23

Ok, please just check to see if your taillights are on as well then...... a kennedy Sep 2021 #28

The answer, bluntly is YES! brooklynite Sep 2021 #34

No, cars have had automatic headlights for years now DetroitLegalBeagle Sep 2021 #25

My 2018 Honda CRV does not have this feature......I physically have to turn on my headlights!!!! a kennedy Sep 2021 #30

Maybe you should get a different car? StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #32

Ha ha, I want a different one.....give me an electric car....wanted a Tesla, but now...... a kennedy Sep 2021 #40

It was probably an option on your car DetroitLegalBeagle Sep 2021 #33

The headlights knob on my car (and the one from 2004) Igel Sep 2021 #37

Uhhh it should. CrackityJones75 Sep 2021 #39

I have a 2019 and it has the auto headlight feature, and turning on headlights Luciferous Sep 2021 #61

What happens if you leave the headlights on, turn off the car and remove the keys? LeftInTX Sep 2021 #72

You must have an old car TxGuitar Sep 2021 #69

there is a setting which turns mine on when it is dark dsc Sep 2021 #4

Done! Iggo Sep 2021 #5

How about turning on lights dweller Sep 2021 #7

Mine do this. DetroitLegalBeagle Sep 2021 #12

Cool dweller Sep 2021 #16

Cadillac DetroitLegalBeagle Sep 2021 #21

Car is on, lights are on. whistler162 Sep 2021 #92

Two of my vehicles have that feature liberal N proud Sep 2021 #9

mine does demtenjeep Sep 2021 #10

For cars sold in Canada front lights are always on TrogL Sep 2021 #13

In America, "running lights" are always on.....BUT THEY ARE NOT HEADLIGHTS, OR TAILLIGHTS..... a kennedy Sep 2021 #17

Winner, winner, chicken dinner pecosbob Sep 2021 #56

If they are true daytime running lights those lights might only a percentage of actual headlights. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2021 #85

I think Canada had this even back in the 70s LeftInTX Sep 2021 #73

The good old USA prohibited daytime running lights until the 90s Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2021 #83

I thought Canadians turned their lights on and off every time they got in and out their cars! LeftInTX Sep 2021 #84

My car (2020 VW GTI) has automatic lights. brooklynite Sep 2021 #19

I guess the answer is , they already do. A lot. n/t Captain Stern Sep 2021 #20

Mine come on automatically at dusk Dave says Sep 2021 #27

Check your taillights....... a kennedy Sep 2021 #29

Even starting my car under my carport Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #41

My car is a twenty year old chevy and my lights come on Jerryatric Sep 2021 #31

and again, check your taillights if they're on great....... a kennedy Sep 2021 #44

Frankly, headlights should be on ... Xoan Sep 2021 #35

I know....headlights, not just the running lights....... a kennedy Sep 2021 #48

My last three cars, all Toyotas, earliest 2000, marybourg Sep 2021 #38

Damn........I have got to check my manual then......😁 a kennedy Sep 2021 #45

Just turn your lights on and turn your car off and remove the keys LeftInTX Sep 2021 #75

I haven't manually turned on my headlights in years. n/t moonscape Sep 2021 #51

My GMC Acadia has the auto feature OhioBlue Sep 2021 #42

My Niro has auto lights. My '03 Trailblazer did too. Liberal In Texas Sep 2021 #43

Headlights on cars are on all the time these days. Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #47

My daily driver is 40 years old tirebiter Sep 2021 #50

I bookmarked this post and when SharonClark Sep 2021 #53

About -10 years? Voltaire2 Sep 2021 #54

This is the strangest thread Dorian Gray Sep 2021 #55

I have my headlights set so they come on when I start the car. marie999 Sep 2021 #57

I think it's a relatively new in pretty much all makes and models Patton French Sep 2021 #58

My eleven year old KIA has it. cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #88

Lol, shows what I know... Patton French Sep 2021 #89

Well in all fairness auto is a setting cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #90

Last time I turned my headlights on was about 9 years ago. Jersey Devil Sep 2021 #59

Cadillac had automatic headlights back in the '50's (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Sep 2021 #60

My cars have that. MineralMan Sep 2021 #63

I can set my headlights to automatic. But I don't. Scrivener7 Sep 2021 #64

OK...You're old school..LOL LeftInTX Sep 2021 #76

Yep! :) I went from a stripped down 15 year old honda to an almost Scrivener7 Sep 2021 #87

This has been a standard for 5 years or so, with many models having it as long as 10 Tarc Sep 2021 #65

Already got that. I'm waiting for flux capacitors to become standard equipment. nt Buns_of_Fire Sep 2021 #66

make car makers make car greenjar_01 Sep 2021 #67

My 2004 had it MoonlitKnight Sep 2021 #71

Mine do. My high/low beam also automatically does it's thing, too. herding cats Sep 2021 #74

My high beam does not do this. LeftInTX Sep 2021 #79

Almost all cars made since 2000 have this feature. beaglelover Sep 2021 #77

I have running lights that are on all the time on a suv I just bought BradAllison Sep 2021 #78

It's amazing the people in this thread chiming in with "my car has it" Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2021 #80

Autotrader article Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2021 #82

First offered by Cadillac in 1955. WarGamer Sep 2021 #93