Automatic Headlights

[dobo]

I have somehow managed to deactivate the automatic headlight on, I have gone in to the menu on the radio and scrolled to the section which says Automatic headlights deactivated, can anyone tell me how to ACTIVATE the automatic headlights, as I drive a lot in spain and these work great when going thru tunnels (It is illegal to go through tunnels without headlights on) One i have the automatic headights deactivated highlighted what button do I press, as I tried every button and none seem to return to headlight activated symbol. Is there a trick like engine turned off or engine running when trying to activate. Thanks in anticipation 

[paul.h]

On our 2004 C5 it involved something like holding in the button on the end of the indicator stalk until a message is given auto lights are activated. The ignition may need to be on and possibly the engine running.

 

However, in the handbook for a 2008 C8 it gives:

　

Automatic lighting of headlamps

Sidelamps and dipped beams come on automatically in conditions of poor

ambient light or when the wipers are in continuous operation.

They go out as soon as light is sufficient again or after the wipers have

stopped.

An activation/deactivation of this function is possible in the menu "Person

alisation-Configuration" of the "Main Menu".

Note:

Activation of this function is immediate, whereas deactivation requires the ignition to be switched off.

Never obstuct the brightness sensor, which is located at the bottom of the windscreen, on the inside.

 

[dobo]

On our 2004 C5 it involved something like holding in the button on the end of the indicator stalk until a message is given auto lights are activated. The ignition may need to be on and possibly the engine running.

 

However, in the handbook for a 2008 C8 it gives:

　

Automatic lighting of headlamps

Sidelamps and dipped beams come on automatically in conditions of poor

ambient light or when the wipers are in continuous operation.

They go out as soon as light is sufficient again or after the wipers have

stopped.

An activation/deactivation of this function is possible in the menu "Person

alisation-Configuration" of the "Main Menu".

Note:

Activation of this function is immediate, whereas deactivation requires the ignition to be switched off.

Never obstuct the brightness sensor, which is located at the bottom of the windscreen, on the inside.

thanks i have tried the hanbook method, many times in different ways for example when i go in the menu on the radio i scroll down to where it says automatic headlights deactivated i then press the ok, or the left arrow, or the right arrow or the up, and down arrow but nothing seems to change and it seems stuck on "automatic headlight deactivated"

[dobo]

I have somehow managed to deactivate the automatic headlight on, I have gone in to the menu on the radio and scrolled to the section which says Automatic headlights deactivated, can anyone tell me how to ACTIVATE the automatic headlights, as I drive a lot in spain and these work great when going thru tunnels (It is illegal to go through tunnels without headlights on) One i have the automatic headights deactivated highlighted what button do I press, as I tried every button and none seem to return to headlight activated symbol. Is there a trick like engine turned off or engine running when trying to activate. Thanks in anticipation 

by the way the car is a c8 2006 exclusive uto

[dobo]

 

On our 2004 C5 it involved something like holding in the button on the end of the indicator stalk until a message is given auto lights are activated. The ignition may need to be on and possibly the engine running.

 

However, in the handbook for a 2008 C8 it gives:

　

Automatic lighting of headlamps

Sidelamps and dipped beams come on automatically in conditions of poor

ambient light or when the wipers are in continuous operation.

They go out as soon as light is sufficient again or after the wipers have

stopped.

An activation/deactivation of this function is possible in the menu "Person

alisation-Configuration" of the "Main Menu".

Note:

Activation of this function is immediate, whereas deactivation requires the ignition to be switched off.

Never obstuct the brightness sensor, which is located at the bottom of the windscreen, on the inside.

thanks i have tried the hanbook method, many times in different ways for example when i go in the menu on the radio i scroll down to where it says automatic headlights deactivated i then press the ok, or the left arrow, or the right arrow or the up, and down arrow but nothing seems to change and it seems stuck on "automatic headlight deactivated"

 

finally cracked it! when i went into the menu on the radio i was looking at the middle icon, then scrolling down to try and change auto healights, WRONG i should have gone in to the third icon(Personalise Function) and choose VEHICLE PARAMETERS then scroll to lighting, and checked the box which says auto lighting. Why do people who put computers in cars not realise that not everyone is computer wiz kids! what has vehicle parameters got to do with lighting, never mind, hope this is of some use to others

[paul.h]

Well done, sounds as if the handbook is just about right on how to do it but not written with enough instructions to be able to follow it.