Originally Posted by Wolf359
Originally Posted by Nick1994
Originally Posted by Uphill_Both_Ways
Automatic-on headlights and taillights.
Toyota execs and whatever other carmaker bean-counter bosses who insist the dash lights be on with the daytime running lights, thereby making victims of those drivers who don't turn on their headlights at nightfall, should be prosecuted, imprisoned and fined $10 million for every phantom car wrecked or ticketed. It really is criminal, in my opinion.
I haven't had to turn on my headlights in 24 years (three GM cars), except in some rainstorms and entering mountain tunnels from bright sunshine, to turn on the taillights (which should be always on, anyway.)
Toyota must be kicking and screaming as it resists being dragged into the 20th century.
I hate when they don't have auto-headlights (my Sonata doesn't). My 00' Camry does though and I see BMWs and other fancy new cars with people driving at night with no headlights. If my old cheap Camry has auto headlights, then these fancy models should too.
They probably do, but forgot to switch their headlights to auto. Mine has front and rear fog lights (the rear right brake light stays on) and you have to turn the headlights to on and then pull the switch out two clicks to have them both on. I mostly leave mine on auto, can't stand it when people drive with fog lights on and there's no fog. Plus mine has active curve illumination so the individual left or right fog light comes on when you're turning left or right. If you just had the fog lights on all the time, you wouldn't see them come on and off.
GM does it best, the switch always defaults to auto. You can cancel it for one trip, next time you get in its back at auto.