"N8N" > wrote in message
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> Eric Near wrote:
>> N8N wrote:
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>> <snip>
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>> > what if you really *did* leave them on?
>> >
>> > talk about an incentive to never manually turn on your headlights, even
>> > when they may be needed... (rain, etc.)
>> >
>> > And of course, this "feature" is difficult to defeat...
>> >
>> > nate
>>
>> My wife drives a '97 Bonneville with automatic headlights. I am just
>> wondering, how do you deal with the lights not coming on when you're in
>> "Lights on while wipers in use" areas? I also drive a GM car ('00
>> Sunfire) but the lights are manual, a "disadvantage" I prefer.
>>
>> Eric
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> That's my whole gripe... normally I would just turn the lights on
> manually... but in this car you might not notice if you turn them on
> manually and then *leave* them on... not cool.
>
> I guess I may have to train myself to check the headlight switch every
> time I leave the car...
>
> nate


What I ended up doing is just turning them on manually when ever the lights
should be on, even if they were already on. Then manual operation becomes
habit so one is less likely to forget (is a automatic reaction).