nope, not in my case. I checked the windshield and it has so far been clear of frost.
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auto headlight sensitivity
- Thread starter bill42
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nope, not in my case. I checked the windshield and it has so far been clear of frost.
Same results...
I've tried the procedure too, and gotten nowhere except to have this same audio test cycle run that you mention.
One thing is that you have to move pretty darn fast to stay inside the 5 second limit.
It wouldn't surprise me if the printed procedure is incorrect. Its certainly not unheard of to have errors in these manuals with frequent revisions and updates published to correct errors as they're discovered.
Ted
OK, I've tried this over a dozen times and cannot get it to work. Question on step 1, after your turn the ignition to ON and have the Flash pulled, do you let go of the Flash and proceed to step 2? Also, on 2 occasions at the begining of step 2 I must have enter some kind of audio speaker test mode that played very loud tones from several speakers and displayed 1 through 7 with a Yes or No on the center display. Any thoughts on this and how to get the light sensitivity to work.
I've tried the procedure too, and gotten nowhere except to have this same audio test cycle run that you mention.
One thing is that you have to move pretty darn fast to stay inside the 5 second limit.
It wouldn't surprise me if the printed procedure is incorrect. Its certainly not unheard of to have errors in these manuals with frequent revisions and updates published to correct errors as they're discovered.
Ted
I agree that the directions are probably wrong, now that 3 of us have tried the instructions.
However, I am now convinced that I don't want to decrease the sensitivity. I was driving yesterday through a thick snowstorm right before dusk, and the lights wouldn't go on by themselves even though it was pretty dark. My problem is strictly the one I have mentioned above- that my lights always turn on when the car is cold no matter how bright it is outside. Once the car is warm, the auto headlights seem to go on right around sunset. I still am curious if anyone else has this condition, and they too think that decreasing the auto headlight sensitivity will solve their problem.
However, I am now convinced that I don't want to decrease the sensitivity. I was driving yesterday through a thick snowstorm right before dusk, and the lights wouldn't go on by themselves even though it was pretty dark. My problem is strictly the one I have mentioned above- that my lights always turn on when the car is cold no matter how bright it is outside. Once the car is warm, the auto headlights seem to go on right around sunset. I still am curious if anyone else has this condition, and they too think that decreasing the auto headlight sensitivity will solve their problem.
xraytedjim
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Woot!!! I got it to work!!!! I initially tried multiple times to get it to work to no avail. The directions work, but I'll tell you the specifics that seem to make it work:
* Make sure all the doors are closed.
* On Step 1 of the procedure... Make sure the ignition and the light switch are OFF... then pull back and hold (Flash to pass ON)... THEN switch the ignition to ON (while still holding the Flash to pass ON). Once ignition is ON, release the flash to pass and continue on to the next steps EXACTLY as written.
Thats how I got it to work.
Now I just need to check if it helps!
Hope this works for you. So YES it DOES work!! Just make sure to follow my 1st couple of steps exactly.
* Make sure all the doors are closed.
* On Step 1 of the procedure... Make sure the ignition and the light switch are OFF... then pull back and hold (Flash to pass ON)... THEN switch the ignition to ON (while still holding the Flash to pass ON). Once ignition is ON, release the flash to pass and continue on to the next steps EXACTLY as written.
Thats how I got it to work.
Now I just need to check if it helps!
Hope this works for you. So YES it DOES work!! Just make sure to follow my 1st couple of steps exactly.
Born2Drive
Member
Will try it. Thanks!!!
Great tread. I also have a problem. If i get to the tunnel and get out on the bright sunlight, lights stays on. In this case it is impossible to see anything on the dashboard. Sometimes it happens during the day with no reason. It is does not matter if the car cold or hot. Sometimes, if you driving in the city and I get to the shadow from the bright sunlight, light goes on, but they stays on when I get back to the sun. it is very annoying. This option was working great in my Murano, I never heed to touch the switch for almost 3 years. I will post my results...
Great tread. I also have a problem. If i get to the tunnel and get out on the bright sunlight, lights stays on. In this case it is impossible to see anything on the dashboard. Sometimes it happens during the day with no reason. It is does not matter if the car cold or hot. Sometimes, if you driving in the city and I get to the shadow from the bright sunlight, light goes on, but they stays on when I get back to the sun. it is very annoying. This option was working great in my Murano, I never heed to touch the switch for almost 3 years. I will post my results...
Born2Drive
Member
OK I tried. no luck. I have sound sequence after the first 2 steps of the procedure. Information display also shows something like 02-ok, 04-ok, 06-off, 07-off, one after another. Then the display turns completely on, I mean everything is light up, and only thing to do after that is to turn the ignition key to off. That is sad, I was really hoping to change unnecessary and annoying lights-on.
I gave up and just went back to manually switching the lights on and off. It was very annoying when the lights would stay on in daylight and I couldn't see the dash instruments. That in itself is a separate gripe I have with my CX-9. The fact that the dash needs to be illuminated in order to see it. If it didn't need constant illumination then brighter daylight would make the instruments easier to see. That is certainly how every other car I have owned has been.
Born2Drive
Member
Sounds promising...(lol)I checked with the service department and they have no clue.
I gave up and just went back to manually switching the lights on and off. It was very annoying when the lights would stay on in daylight and I couldn't see the dash instruments. That in itself is a separate gripe I have with my CX-9. The fact that the dash needs to be illuminated in order to see it. If it didn't need constant illumination then brighter daylight would make the instruments easier to see. That is certainly how every other car I have owned has been.
The manual states to press the button that controls the brightness on the dash once and the illumination will come on when the headlights are on. I have had to do this once after coming out of a car park.
I think I may have figured out the headlight situation. When I back out of my garage at about 7:30 am the headlights always go out immediately. When I exit the parking garage after work at about 5:45 pm the headlights stay on for about 5 minutes no matter how bright the sun is shinning. I thought that it might be because the headlights were on for several minutes in the garage as apposed to 15 seconds to back out from my house. I tested this and found out that even when I sat for several minutes im my home garage the lights still went out immediately when I exited. Well in the last 3 days I started to go out for lunch. Guess what, every time the lights go out immediately and when I go home the lights stay on for about 5 minutes. My conclusion is the duration the lights stay on is related to the time of day from the clock. Maybe to avoid the lights from going off under a street lights the delay is change after a certain time like 5 or 5:30. Seems to be the case.
haha, that sounds totally insane if true, but I have to tell you I thought of the same thing a few times before. It still annoys me when I first start up and for a few minutes I can't see the speedometer unless I hit the brightness button. But then I have to switch it off later. Oh well, if this is all I have to complain about then the CX-9 is almost flawless.
If they really built software that connects the clock to the headlights, you would think they would advertise how crafty they were, if not to simply prove that this is a feature, not a bug!
I can't see the logic for this and it seems unnecessarily complex. Logic tells me that this idea with the clock is probably not true. (Unless everyone can verify it)
If they really built software that connects the clock to the headlights, you would think they would advertise how crafty they were, if not to simply prove that this is a feature, not a bug!
I can't see the logic for this and it seems unnecessarily complex. Logic tells me that this idea with the clock is probably not true. (Unless everyone can verify it)
I think it's more of a contrast issue. Going from very dark to very bright make the lights go off quickly, while going from barely dark enough to barely light enough takes quite some time.
The difference between a very dark garage and a very bright morning may make the lights go off faster than a slightly dim garage to a not very bright evening.
When I go through a bank teller drive through (just barely dark enough to make the lights go on) it takes quite some time for the lights to go out.
Does this fit with everybody else's observations?
The difference between a very dark garage and a very bright morning may make the lights go off faster than a slightly dim garage to a not very bright evening.
When I go through a bank teller drive through (just barely dark enough to make the lights go on) it takes quite some time for the lights to go out.
Does this fit with everybody else's observations?
My post is the one thinking that there was a tie in with the clock. That was wrong. There is no rhyme or reason how they perform. I go from my work garage which is always the same brightness to the outside when it is cloudless and blindingly bright. Some times the lights go out instantly, sometimes they wait 30 seconds and other times I drive 4 miles before they go out. Absolutely crazy.
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