Hi all, my 2022 is forcing my headlight switch into Auto mode every time I start it, even when I have turned the lights off manually on my last drive. I am assuming it's intentional as I see a reference to this on page 113 of the owner's manual (.pdf - no paper copy). Has anyone found a workaround? Setting I haven't found in cluster or Sync 4A? I've read that Forscan is still fledgling for 2022 - anyone played with this? Thanks.
2022 Limited forcing headlights to Auto mode
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Yes. There is no setting to set it by the user. It is a safety thing. Why would you want it off? It turns on the lights automatically when light gets low...seems like a no brainer.
Noticed that same issue. I would always turn it back to off then I changed the daytime running light option to off and now I do not care if its in auto. Actually kind of nice since now my lights come on auto. I just did not want to daytime running lights.
Why would you want DRL's off? They are separate bulbs unlike when it was the headlights at a lower level.
Thanks guys. I get the plusses - it's just annoying to me to have the car override a setting I want. I'll get used to it. Not a huge fan of lights cycling on and off every time I come in and out of the garage, or when I go out to start it after dark to play with some setting or something with no intention of driving, etc., but much less of an issue to me when they are LED's and not HID's.
Honestly, I do believe FORSCAN will eventually be able to turn the Auto ON on startup off.
Thanks @LokiWolf , that will be nice. Hopefully Auto start stop as well someday as I'm not seeing any other solutions for a 22 with 15.5" screen, and guessing volume will be low enough that it may take awhile for companies to develop one. I was thinking I would just go the Autoeliminator ODBII port path, but forgot that they lost compatibility back in 2020.
Yeah, that method was hinky...it was basically making an on the fly coding change. Not a fan of the method. The hardwired method is by far the best.
s76helipilot
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The default power up can be changed with Forscan
mdecillis
Full Access Members
I love the auto-on feature because it's helping the problem with people that don't put their headlights on at night. Also, the DRL's on all the time when it's on AUTO keeps people from driving around with ONLY the DRL's at night thinking they have their headlights on. There are really stupid people that are allowed to drive cars so they need all the help they can get.
JD34
Member
Again the Majority has to persevere for the safety on the weak minded...
mdecillis
Full Access Members
Yes, but it's also the safety to all of us because we might not see them on the road because they don't have their lights on.
SyndicateZ
Full Access Members
Auto-headlights....
One of the most useless
, Lazy people need, features IMO and just another "module/sensor" that can break and cost millions to fix at the dealer.
This is why vehicle cost so much, cause they have too many unnecessary things, Tho are convenient....
One of the most useless
, Lazy people need, features IMO and just another "module/sensor" that can break and cost millions to fix at the dealer.
This is why vehicle cost so much, cause they have too many unnecessary things, Tho are convenient....
mdecillis
Full Access Members
All true. But Ford implemented them the correct way stopping morons from driving around with only their DRL's on (and no taillights) at night. Because the DRL's only work if you have it on auto.
Mostly Honda's and Nissan's that have morons doing this.
I don't mind the Auto feature. The Adaptive headlights on our 150 that can be enabled via FORSCAN are AMAZING. The way it moves light around is awesome. Getting that feature to all Ford's now that the laws have changed is going to be a game changer.
JExpedition07
That One Member
Does your F-150 get finicky with the auto high beams? Whenever I get snow my 2023 keeps turning them on for little flashes even on the highway when I’m in traffic!! They have the override to time them out for a few minutes but I don’t like how they do that. It’s like the truck gets confused when the snow hits that camera up in the windshield.
The self adjusting ones are sweeeeet, I’ve seen a lot of people enabling that
The Adaptive coding takes a lot of that hyper sensitivity away, because it is looking and taking many other factors into consideration. 2 times in over a year of having adaptive enabled, it has been confused and locked the high beams on. Click of the stalk back and went back to manual High beams. Restart of the Truck, and they were back to normal. Whole truck is computers and one gets out of whack every now and then. Manual always works as far as switching from low to high.
Avee8tor
Active Member
I've a '23 and you can go into one of the menus, can't remember if it's vehicle settings from the steering wheel or through the screen but I know there is a setting to have DRL on or off. Mine were set to off when I got the car, I set them to on.
