Lights are driving me crazy!
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Not mine. By AC I mean when you press Auto hot/cold air will start blowing depending on temperature. You would think that pressing auto again should turn it off but it does nothing.
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How about adding 1 more engineer on their staff and have him focus just on the lights? If that is not enough work for him than maybe he can spend his extra time adding a button to turn of the AC. Right now you have to press the fan down button repeatedly until it turns off.
Bottom line - I can live with these qwerks, but having a dead battery everyday would put me over the edge as well!
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I haven't had to turn off my car lights in 10 years. There is no excuse for not having the lights turn off automatically. As I said they already do that when in the home setting. The headlights also turn off when the engine is off. What remains on is the parking lights. As far as I see it, it is a matter of moving one wire over to the other switch.
I hear your argument that they are spending their time wisely but come on. Its not like they are spending so much time changing the body style every year.
How about adding 1 more engineer on their staff and have him focus just on the lights? If that is not enough work for him than maybe he can spend his extra time adding a button to turn of the AC. Right now you have to press the fan down button repeatedly until it turns off.
None of that will change my current car anyway so there is no point in arguing about it. I wonder if there is something that can be done after market. SmartTOP is able to make a few modification to the car. I wonder if this is something that the SmartTop guys can add to the module?
I hear your argument that they are spending their time wisely but come on. Its not like they are spending so much time changing the body style every year.
How about adding 1 more engineer on their staff and have him focus just on the lights? If that is not enough work for him than maybe he can spend his extra time adding a button to turn of the AC. Right now you have to press the fan down button repeatedly until it turns off.
None of that will change my current car anyway so there is no point in arguing about it. I wonder if there is something that can be done after market. SmartTOP is able to make a few modification to the car. I wonder if this is something that the SmartTop guys can add to the module?
http://www.dsp-mobilityelectronics.c...ries/head.html
If you have Sport Chrono, you can turn on your DRL's and they will turn off when you turn your engine off. This is only headlights though.
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I'm fine with the lights. What I need is something that puts the car in park, rolls up the window, shuts the engine off, closes the door, and locks it. Can't tell you how many times I've pulled into the driveway and just gotten out and gone in the house. ROTFLMAO.
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Good idea to get used to paying attention to warning beeps - of any sort - for example, a tire failure will beep, annoyingly, yet the car will not auto-pullover and park for you. If there's a beep, checking for warnings is good practice. 
Did you later find your car across the street - maybe in the neighbor's yard or up against a tree?
Hate it when that happens. 
I'm fine with the lights. What I need is something that puts the car in park, rolls up the window, shuts the engine off, closes the door, and locks it. Can't tell you how many times I've pulled into the driveway and just gotten out and gone in the house. ROTFLMAO.
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Did you later find your car across the street - maybe in the neighbor's yard or up against a tree?
Hate it when that happens.
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That is interesting. Headlights already turn off when the engine is off. Problem is with the rest of the lights. Tell me more about DRL's, are they completely automatic or does it still require you to turn the lights on at night? What setting do you keep the light switch on?
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I'm fine with the lights. What I need is something that puts the car in park, rolls up the window, shuts the engine off, closes the door, and locks it. Can't tell you how many times I've pulled into the driveway and just gotten out and gone in the house. ROTFLMAO.
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Don't get me started on that. 100k and you cant push a button to turn on your car? And to make matters worse, the key is on the wrong side! FML
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I'm fine with the lights. What I need is something that puts the car in park, rolls up the window, shuts the engine off, closes the door, and locks it. Can't tell you how many times I've pulled into the driveway and just gotten out and gone in the house. ROTFLMAO.
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Auto is full automatic. It uses the AC compressor on and off as it needs it and controls ventilation amount and vent exits. To turn the AC off push the AC or Eco button (yellow light on that button will be lit) and the compressor will be off. Same to change vent level and direction, just change their respective individual controls. This is all in the manual BTW.
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I keep forgetting them on and by the next morning my battery is dead. Can anything be done to make that stupid switch automatic? The headlights shut off when the engine is off. Why cant the parking lights turn off too?
Whats ridiculous is that whether I forget them on or switch them off in the HOME setting, when I exit the vehicle the same set of lights stay on. Difference is that in the HOME setting all lights turn off after 2 min. Would it have been to hard to program the same behavior in the ON setting? C'mon!
Whats ridiculous is that whether I forget them on or switch them off in the HOME setting, when I exit the vehicle the same set of lights stay on. Difference is that in the HOME setting all lights turn off after 2 min. Would it have been to hard to program the same behavior in the ON setting? C'mon!
off topic but were you cruising around rvc on sunday thought i saw your car good luck with your lights
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Auto is full automatic. It uses the AC compressor on and off as it needs it and controls ventilation amount and vent exits. To turn the AC off push the AC or Eco button (yellow light on that button will be lit) and the compressor will be off. Same to change vent level and direction, just change their respective individual controls. This is all in the manual BTW.
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I give up. I do not understand your issue. All cars I know of are no different.