2013 Ford f150 XLT headlights won't come on unless it's dark outside
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I have almost never have to do that, I only touch the switch to flash people that don't have their lights on. In Auto, they turn on when the wipers are on. And it seems very capable of sensing appropriate light levels. I'm impressed with this system. My previous vehicle was pretty good, this one is better.
Interesting...is this a forscan thing?
My headlights don't come on, when in auto setting when I activate my wipers on either my 2018 Lariat (502a) or my previous 2013 FX4.
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I used to just leave the switch in the auto position and trusted them to come on when needed. Until a couple of months after buying the truck I was in a convoy of 5-6 vehicles traveling together. We left before sunup and my lights were on. By sunrise we were in thick fog, but bright enough light that my lights never came back on. i didn't realize it until I arrived at our destination and others in my group asked me about it. Told me how difficult it was to see my truck in the fog with no lights on.
After that I decided trusting the auto switch was a bad habit to get into. Haven't used it since.
After that I decided trusting the auto switch was a bad habit to get into. Haven't used it since.
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I don't think so. Pretty sure it was always like that. And I don't see anything in the Forscan spreadsheet.
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I used to just leave the switch in the auto position and trusted them to come on when needed. Until a couple of months after buying the truck I was in a convoy of 5-6 vehicles traveling together. We left before sunup and my lights were on. By sunrise we were in thick fog, but bright enough light that my lights never came back on. i didn't realize it until I arrived at our destination and others in my group asked me about it. Told me how difficult it was to see my truck in the fog with no lights on.
After that I decided trusting the auto switch was a bad habit to get into. Haven't used it since.
After that I decided trusting the auto switch was a bad habit to get into. Haven't used it since.
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Mine work with the wipers on my 2013 Mustang, my 2013 FX2 and my 2010 Explorer so it is a Ford thing.