Auto Sensing headlights: Auto or Manual
 

For those that have cars with stock HID's, auto sensing headlights, and park in a garage, do you leave them on Auto or turn it on/off manually?

Reason I ask is, I'm afraid that the HID's will burn out faster if it keeps flipping on and off during the time I enter/exit the garage.

if its stock ones i think its fine .. as it has a delay before it turns off ..

but if u got some crappy aftermarket ones .. i'd use manual

You should be ok if you leave it in auto. I'm sure the manufacturers thought about this when designing the headlights.

Read that it's best to leave it in manual, if u got aftermarket hid kit in there(comes with halogen low beam). SometimesOne side doesn't fire up.
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i'm scared that they thought about it and figured it was a good way to make some $$$ on parts :)

off during day, auto during night time

Manual headlights all the way.

I just keep mine on auto.

manual

Just cause you have it, doesn't mean you need it.

I leave mine in manual. I do however use auto when parked at night at a parking lot. My oem HID's come on when I hit the unlock button

i leave mine on auto but i don't have hids lol

I never had issues with any of my cars equipped with factory HID's.

4+ years of abuse with no issues.


Aftermarket stuff might not be as nice, but hell they're cheap enough anyways. Bulbs from the dealer are like $300 each. Aftermarket is like $50/ea.

seems like manual is winning...
i guess i'll keep it at manual.


to the guys who said - i turn it to auto at night? how does that work?

My hids r on all the time, even in broad daylight
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My headlights come on when I hit the unlock button on my remote if my switch is left on auto. This way at a dark parking lot, I can find my car with ease :D

I leave mine on auto, X3 left on auto for 70k kms had no issues, and yeah they would turn on for a few seconds as I parked into carport. Sometimes theres a delay and it doesn't turn on the HIDs though, but I know what you mean.
And like Cman said, HID bulbs are actually pretty cheap these days if you order from the right people

auto coz I paid for the feature I wanna use it!!!

mine has auto. but i keep it manual. since i park in a garage at home and i park in an underground garage at work.

my oem acura hids flash on every time i unlock the doors.
and yes, i leave auto. the feature is there, why not use it. it turns on my fog lights automatically as well.

I leave it on auto, i don't think it'll burn out any quicker, plus it's a luxury i've come accustomed to, so i never turn on or off my lights.

polls are like the Fed Election from few years ago...

I just leave it ON all the time.