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Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3
There's your answer. They are clearly to high-class to turn a switch on.
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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
My Jetta's running lights are front and back, which is interesting. There's absolutely no need to turn them on because they are always on anyway. Beams won't work unless the headlights are in the "on" position though.
Since front running lights are standard in Canada anyway, I don't see why everything, front and back, doesn't just come on when you turn the car on.
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Originally Posted by Acey
I wonder why they don't have automatic lights considering my Cobalt has them. For that matter ALL Cobalts have them even the most base models with no AC or power windows... full headlights and tails come on when it gets even slightly dark or if you turn you wipers on at any time. Not sure why every vehicle does not do this.
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This is something that has driven me nuts for years. There are a lot of cars (especially Hondas and Toyotas) that rely on a backlit gauge cluster being lit whenever the car is on to display the gauges properly. When it turns dark out, the average appliance driving sheeple see their instrument cluster lit up and a bit of light showing in front of their car, and incorrectly assume their lights are on. They don't bother looking at the radio or air-con controls, which are not backlit constantly and could give them a clue. I think any car with a backlit gauge cluster should automatically be forced to be equipped with light sensing light switches. Like Acey said, that technology is not expensive these days.
The automotive purist in me detests cars that have all their lights on all the time; I find it aesthetically unpleasing, and it is a waste of light bulb life. I don't mind the way some manufacturers have ingeniously integrated day time running lights, but then there are others that take the cheap way out...