Auto headlight on

[Redtiida77]

I noticed that with AUTO mode for headlight on, the lights come on on cloudy day or in the garage. To my opinion it lights up when i do not need light. Can the sensors be adjusted to light in darker conditions.

[Redtiida77]

Am i posting in wrong place

[TweeKeer]

I don't think many people have Tiidas around here...since there are some things available only in the tiida and not in the versa.

Auto headlights being one of them, I don't think the Versa has that. Mine doesn't.

[MinisterofDOOM]

Our 2004 Maxima has the auto headlights and there is a way to adjust the sensitivity. I expect the Tiida is similar. Your user manual should describe the process (it's likely different than for the Maxima since it uses the display screen).

[OKVersa]

I wish my Versa had that feature!

[motoguy128]

I wish all cars had this. This feature should be mandated by law! I can't believe how many retards drive around in low light conditions without headlights on. I've almost pulled in front of several cars the last few months because I couldn't pick them up right away. You'd think headlight bulbs cost $1000 each and only last 6 months that way people use them so sparingly here.

170Watts (approx. electrical load by of head,marker, tail lights) = 0.28HP assuming 80% conversion or less than 1ft-lb of torque at 2000RPM. Not enough to even notice, about a 1% loss.

Sorry for the rant. That's cool that Tiidas have this feature.

[The Clock Meister]

..... You'd think headlight bulbs cost $1000 each and only last 6 months that way people use them so sparingly here.

I know what you mean, but when my daughter wrecked her QX4 we found that even a "reconditioned" bulb was almost $1000 - supposedly you can't just replace the bulb, it is the whole assembly.

I thought that was bad, the shop told me to just need to replace one on my FX - it is much worse.

I solve the auto on low light problems with a low tech trick on the FX. I put a business card over the sensor, they come on each time I start up. My wife drives the Versa, she is in the habit of just turning on the lights just after she starts it.

Chris

[Ever Victorious]

There's a big difference between a head lamp assembly, which you really would only have to replace if you wrecked or somehow a rock broke it on the freeway, and a head light... just the bulb.

Yeah, the head lamps are pretty expensive (the tail lamps on my V were almost $300 each)... but the actual bulbs, which motoguy was referring to, are cheap.

A set of Silverstar bulbs for the head lamps is only about $50. A set of plain Sylvania H4 bulbs is like $20.

I agree... I leave my lights on 24/7 on my Legacy (which I can do). Replacement bulbs are cheaper than ANY accident.

If the Versa had auto-off headlamps, I would have left them on 24/7 on it as well.

[Redtiida77]

I don't think many people have Tiidas around here...since there are some things available only in the tiida and not in the versa.

Auto headlights being one of them, I don't think the Versa has that. Mine doesn't.

I thought Versa and TIIDA was vice versa.I also did not know whether this option was available until I took the TIIDA. i knew it was available on MAZDA3 together with the rain detector.I will enquire with Nissan whenI go for my first 1000KM servicing.

[Ever Victorious]

Bodywise the Tiida and Versa are identical... but the cars are tailored by Nissan for their individual markets. US and Canadian Versas are moderately well equipped, but you can't get some of the fun toys and luxuries you could get, say, in Japan on their version of the Tiida.

[Redtiida77]

Bodywise the Tiida and Versa are identical... but the cars are tailored by Nissan for their individual markets. US and Canadian Versas are moderately well equipped, but you can't get some of the fun toys and luxuries you could get, say, in Japan on their version of the Tiida.

I also believed that US cars were more optioned than those sold elsewhere because you can pay more (and you ask for more.) That surprised me a bit but I must be grateful that my TIIDA is from Japan. I also noticed in many threads on this forum that people are having quite different problems with cars. One said that Versa needs more Quality control. May be. I have observed that cars of any make(Japanese) that are assembled out of Japan have many defects. One we noticed here is the 4X4 Nissan Hardbody. Assembled elsewhere(not to mention where) it got rusted after two years in some places. So it is not only a QC issue. that's why I skipped the Honda city (bigger FiT for some) c'os it is from elsewhere. This is the third Japanese car I own.The first were not bought as new but prove to be good.

[proxim2020]

I wish all cars had this. This feature should be mandated by law! I can't believe how many retards drive around in low light conditions without headlights on. I've almost pulled in front of several cars the last few months because I couldn't pick them up right away. You'd think headlight bulbs cost $1000 each and only last 6 months that way people use them so sparingly here.

170Watts (approx. electrical load by of head,marker, tail lights) = 0.28HP assuming 80% conversion or less than 1ft-lb of torque at 2000RPM. Not enough to even notice, about a 1% loss.

Sorry for the rant. That's cool that Tiidas have this feature.

Yea, I hear ya. I wish I had it here. Lots of people refuse to turn on the headlights when driving. There's so many idiots who don't understand that you're not only driving for yourself, your driving for others also. The lights aren't just for you to see in front of you, but for people behind you to see. Once a white or silver car gets a nice spray behind you, you can't even see it (sometimes not until it too late). Lots of state already have laws like, "If the wipers are on, the lights are on". Texas is behind in most things.

[sambot]

Yea, I hear ya. I wish I had it here. Lots of people refuse to turn on the headlights when driving. There's so many idiots who don't understand that you're not only driving for yourself, your driving for others also. The lights aren't just for you to see in front of you, but for people behind you to see. Once a white or silver car gets a nice spray behind you, you can't even see it (sometimes not until it too late). Lots of state already have laws like, "If the wipers are on, the lights are on". Texas is behind in most things.

Dontcha wish you had a Canadian car? Daytime running lights have been required since about 1988. Of course it makes it hard to sneak around in the dark.

I hate it when stupid yobs driving old beaters are driving around at dusk without lights. It's impossible to tell if they are coming or going.

[OKVersa]

Well, I'm one of those "stupid" people driving a new Nissan Versa. I was SOOO used to my "auto" lights that even now, five months later, I sometimes forget to turn on the lights. Since the dash lights are on, it deceives me.

[Slither]

Are we talking about 'Twilight Sentinel' here? Something available on Cadillacs from the 70's?

[Ever Victorious]

Well, I'm one of those "stupid" people driving a new Nissan Versa. I was SOOO used to my "auto" lights that even now, five months later, I sometimes forget to turn on the lights. Since the dash lights are on, it deceives me.

Exactly... this was my biggest gripe about the V. I kept doing the same thing.

[ilusha55]

I thought Versa and TIIDA was vice versa.

hmmm...knowing that even american and canadian cars are different, talking about Tiida makes me doubt it shares the same platform with Versa ...

[Ever Victorious]

Oh, it shares the same platform, every single body panel is identical.

However, there are differences in packaging...

In the US, the Versa is first marketed as an economy hatchback... and second as a techno toy car.

But in Japan, the Tiida is a "near luxury" car, so there's features not available in the US such as leather and a nav system.

They are different all over the place...