Auto headlight sensitivity

bee-ma · 11-20-2018, 12:46 PM

I notice my car with CIC does not have the option to set the auto headlight sensitivity within the iDrive, but my old CCC car did.

I sometimes find the headlights come on a bit early. Surprised the option has been removed.

Any way to enable this as an option within the CIC?

rasa bmw · 11-22-2018, 09:07 AM

dont use auto,,dont think ive ever used it on any car ever

Dann · 11-23-2018, 05:10 AM

Never seen the option for it on mine.
Doesn't bother me when they come on. I'd rather they were on when not needed then not on when needed.

E60525d · 11-23-2018, 08:54 AM

You should have the option on the settings menu on the cluster. If you don't have then you can code the menu on.

bee-ma · 11-23-2018, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by E60525d

You should have the option on the settings menu on the cluster. If you don't have then you can code the menu on.

So you can code it in the cluster but not in the CIC?

E60525d · 11-23-2018, 09:04 AM

Yes cluster only.

wrongmark · 12-03-2018, 08:26 AM

I used Carly to code this. My car is a non-iDrive model, so only have the option on cluster anyway. I have it on the least sensitive setting and it seems to work as I would expect it to now. Before the lights seemed to be on all the time.

Sphinx144 · 08-01-2020, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by wrongmark

I used Carly to code this. My car is a non-iDrive model, so only have the option on cluster anyway. I have it on the least sensitive setting and it seems to work as I would expect it to now. Before the lights seemed to be on all the time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrongmark

I used Carly to code this. My car is a non-iDrive model, so only have the option on cluster anyway. I have it on the least sensitive setting and it seems to work as I would expect it to now. Before the lights seemed to be on all the time.

Does this affect the sensitivity of the dashboard to illuminate too?

opjose · 08-01-2020, 02:36 PM

The Auto headlights are affected by the settings of the rain light sensor.

In turn the RLS is adjusted to the glass colors.

If your glass is not original or your RLS setup not original then the settings will be way off.

There are a bunch of parameters available in the RLS for color and detection adjustments available via coding.

Auto headlights and RLS works pretty well when the RLS is properly set up.

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bee-ma Enlisted Member 2 Rep 40 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Auto headlight sensitivity I notice my car with CIC does not have the option to set the auto headlight sensitivity within the iDrive, but my old CCC car did. I sometimes find the headlights come on a bit early. Surprised the option has been removed. Any way to enable this as an option within the CIC?
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rasa bmw Colonel 243 Rep 2,026 Posts Drives: 640d sport/f31 330d x drive Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: northumberland iTrader: (0)	dont use auto,,dont think ive ever used it on any car ever
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Dann Major 132 Rep 1,381 Posts Drives: E90 LCi 335i Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Portsmouth, United Kingdom iTrader: (0)	Never seen the option for it on mine. Doesn't bother me when they come on. I'd rather they were on when not needed then not on when needed. __________________ My Individual E90 LCI 335i
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E60525d Lieutenant Colonel 278 Rep 1,523 Posts Drives: 330d M Sport LCI Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	You should have the option on the settings menu on the cluster. If you don't have then you can code the menu on.
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E60525d Lieutenant Colonel 278 Rep 1,523 Posts Drives: 330d M Sport LCI Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Yes cluster only.
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wrongmark Second Lieutenant 98 Rep 256 Posts Drives: E90 320i, F31 328i Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: South Yorkshire iTrader: (0)	I used Carly to code this. My car is a non-iDrive model, so only have the option on cluster anyway. I have it on the least sensitive setting and it seems to work as I would expect it to now. Before the lights seemed to be on all the time.
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opjose Major 242 Rep 1,353 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: May 2016 Location: Md iTrader: (0)	The Auto headlights are affected by the settings of the rain light sensor. In turn the RLS is adjusted to the glass colors. If your glass is not original or your RLS setup not original then the settings will be way off. There are a bunch of parameters available in the RLS for color and detection adjustments available via coding. Auto headlights and RLS works pretty well when the RLS is properly set up.
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