10-23-2009, 11:59 AM | #1 |
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Do our headlights come on with our wipers?
So I have a SS/RS and I know how the headlights and DRL's work but I was driving in the rain yesterday and it was fairly bright out. The headlights were on but I thought well, maybe it's just dark enough to trigger them (overcast). As I pulled into my drive I shut off the wipers. No big deal.
But when I started into the garage I noticed my headlights came back on. I know what you're thinking, this is where my confusion came into play also. I thought my headlights were already on, why would they come BACK on? So I backed out of the garage and they promptly shut back off. I turned on the wipers and they turned back on. Cool. In some states it is law that you have to have your headlights on if you have your wipers on so if GM thought this through for us and it's automatic, thanks! Can anyone confirm? Also, why are there so many undocumented features on these cars... ? |
10-23-2009, 12:19 PM | #2 | |
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Easy to figure out - on a bright day just turn on the wipers and see if the Headlights come on - if so you found an Easter Egg - if not then it needs to be dark enough at the same time the wipers are turned on to have the Auto light sensor trip as well... IMO.
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10-23-2009, 12:37 PM | #3 |
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My headlights will stay on if its raining hard enough (thus dark enough to trigger the light sensor), kinda like these last few days here... but my guess would be that maybe just before you entered the garage your car figured it was light enough not to need the headlights on anymore And of course the darkness in the garage would have brought them right back on.
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10-23-2009, 12:47 PM | #4 | |
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10-23-2009, 12:48 PM | #5 |
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Your headlights come on if your wipers are on for a bit. It's for safety. Many (most?) states have it as a law.
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10-23-2009, 12:54 PM | #6 |
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10-23-2009, 01:55 PM | #7 | |
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Cool feature! |
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10-23-2009, 02:36 PM | #8 | |
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California is one of the states that you must have headlights on if your wipers are on (within reason, not just 'washing' your windows, actual rain). |
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10-23-2009, 03:05 PM | #9 |
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Nice. I was wondering this myself.
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10-23-2009, 04:30 PM | #11 |
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Huh, well thats cool.
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