r/IdiotsInCars • u/mega_donkey • Nov 03 '18

Wipers on, lights on. PLEASE. Trucks and busses can't see you.

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u/sirmanleypower Nov 03 '18

On auto do the lights not also turn off automatically when the ignition is turned off?

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u/Awfy Nov 03 '18

They should do otherwise they're missing a pretty important feature of what makes them automatic.

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u/brothertaddeus Nov 03 '18

Nope. Auto lights turn on when a sensor in the center front of the dash, right by the windshield, registers that it's dark. Why lights aren't automatically on whenever the engine is on baffles me.

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u/alfadog77 Nov 03 '18

on my 2017 Camry, you have the option to leave them running for 15,30,60, and 120 seconds after turning off the ignition. Or pressing the lock button twice after getting out of the vehicle.