Do you have to turn the auto hi beams on every time you get in the car? Is there a way to default them to stay on?
Auto High beams
GeauxTigers
1 - 20 of 35 Posts
Joined
·
139 Posts
Do you have to turn the auto hi beams on every time you get in the car? Is there a way to default them to stay on?
Joined
·
3,743 Posts
AFAIK, each time you get in the car, I don't think the ring on the stalk stays in the auto position and I haven't seen a setting to remember that setting. But living in a city, I don't often use the feature so let someone else confirm to be certain.
Joined
·
4,386 Posts
Yes, you must turn active high beams on every time you start your car. There is no default setting in My Car or System settings. Maybe a nice to have for those of us in rural areas, but a simple 1/8 twist on the left stalk (in RH cars) is all it takes.
The owner's manual confirms this ( and Reeg too).
The owner's manual confirms this ( and Reeg too).
Joined
·
296 Posts
How To
Is there a way for me to save the Auto High Beam and Auto Wipers? Or do I have to turn them on every time I get in the car?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Is there a way for me to save the Auto High Beam and Auto Wipers? Or do I have to turn them on every time I get in the car?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Auto wipers survives multiple car sessions. For no pattern I have been able to discern, they sometimes shut themselves off but it's not consistent. I usually only notice they are off when my windshield starts to get covered in rain and they don't go on and I look and the icon has disappeared. But other times it stays on for weeks at a time.
Auto high beams must be manually set every time.
Auto high beams must be manually set every time.
For wipers, I think there is a tickbox in Settings to say keep the setting.
EDIT: Here Activating/deactivating the memory function
EDIT: Here Activating/deactivating the memory function
Joined
·
3,743 Posts
Auto High Beams must be turned on each time. Auto Wipers there is a setting to keep the auto feature on at each vehicle start. As someone mentioned, theirs turns off for no reason. I don't leave mine set to auto so I cannot comment about the auto turning off by itself.
Joined
·
891 Posts
I ended up turning off my auto wipers because I couldn't clean the windshield without triggering the wipers....
The manual warns about turning them off before cleaning your window or going through a car wash.
Joined
·
891 Posts
We don't get a whole lot of rain around here, so I forgot that I had enabled it a couple of times. It was more of a bother than a boon, so no big deal-- I am just happy that we can disable it.
Joined
·
3,743 Posts
Same. Not a big deal and I use auto wipers, but I simply turn them on when I want them on instead of leaving them on all the time. Of course, to each their own and I am glad Volvo did include an option that enables the setting to suit everyone.
Joined
·
111 Posts
Is auto high beams a US option? If so please explain...
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It's definitely available in the US. I have no idea if it is standard, standard in certain trims or part of one of the option packages. I have an FE so it came with mine.
It's activated by twisting the headline setting one beyond Auto on the turn indicator lever. Auto is the furthest the dial can rest in a fixed position and the Auto High Beam is a toggle that snaps back to Auto.
In any event, it works pretty well when you remember to turn it on each time.
Joined
·
891 Posts
I did not think that it responded quickly enough on tight, curvy mountain roads, so I don't use auto highs under those conditions. That isn't very surprising, though. Otherwise, I love it, although like everyone else here I would prefer the more sophisticated version found in most places outside the US.
1 - 20 of 35 Posts
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
