Auto headlight sensitivity settings

[mikeeshim]

i don't know much about electronics, but is it possible to create a switch, to bypass this sensor and on can be daylight and off can be night mode? if someone made this into the aux switches will be my hero, i hate this problem too ... help ! ! !

I can't tell if you're serious because well, it is the internet in 2022.

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[VIRUS]

Take off the tint or don't use auto mode

 

[KABQ]

You could just turn your headlights on and off with the switch like every single car made for 100 years.

Also, are you saying you tinted your windshield? That's very illegal in my state.

 

[AZ_Liberty]

Even without a tint on the windshield, the sensor is stupidly sensitive. My dash is strobing during my drive to work every time the shadow of a tree hits the sensor.

It's just really bad with low sun angles.

 

[JimmyG]

https://www.fordservicecontent.com/...ingEnabled=False&userMarket=USA&buildtype=web

 

[Cbiggs]

Even without a tint on the windshield, the sensor is stupidly sensitive. My dash is strobing during my drive to work every time the shadow of a tree hits the sensor.

It's just really bad with low sun angles.

That’s what it boils down to.

 

[Ducati1098]

https://www.fordservicecontent.com/...ingEnabled=False&userMarket=USA&buildtype=web

They aren’t talking about auto high beams.

 

[mikeeshim]

You could just turn your headlights on and off with the switch like every single car made for 100 years.

Also, are you saying you tinted your windshield? That's very illegal in my state.

I can also go back to morse code, but mobile phones are so much more convenient, like auto headlamps. Also, I see so many people that are driving at night with their lights off these days. I'd rather have auto then not.

As for the legality of the tint, I live in southern CA, where you can get away with anything these days. Also, it's a 100% clear tint, so just for heat and UV deflection without any color.

 

[mikeeshim]

That’s what it boils down to.

Well, guess I'm going back to the drawing board.

 

[Cbiggs]

Well, guess I'm going back to the drawing board.

It’s annoying though, you’re not alone. Minor one to me. Probably most annoying to the lower vehicles in front of us.

 

[Ryslegit]

I have the same issue with clear ceramic tint on the windshield. After searching for a solution and having the dealer check it out, I’ve learned to deal with it.

 

[Ctholl]

Strange, I literally tinted my windshield 30% tint and I have no problems. Now I'll be mounting a dash cam in front of the sensor as well and curious how that will affect it

 

[mikeeshim]

Strange, I literally tinted my windshield 30% tint and I have no problems. Now I'll be mounting a dash cam in front of the sensor as well and curious how that will affect it

Did you use a ceramic tint as well?

 

[Ctholl]

Did you use a ceramic tint as well?

Did you use a ceramic tint as well?

Unfortunately probably not. Where I went supposedly had a good reputation and it was inexpensive but I left with more to be desired for quality.

 

[mikeeshim]

Unfortunately probably not. Where I went supposedly had a good reputation and it was inexpensive but I left with more to be desired for quality.

I'm starting to see a pattern. The ones that have ceramic tint on the windshield are having this issue only, which means the ceramic is blocking more of whatever the sensor is reading.

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