No headlights in heavy rain, seriously???

[MY-Y]

I've see this buried in other threads, but it was news to me. My 2020 MY happily turns on the wipers in heavy rain, but will not turn on the headlights automatically. Driving in the rain with wipers on and headlights off is illegal in many states, and certainly not safe. I had no idea until someone told me that I was hard to see on the highway. The absence of the little green headlight icon on the screen doesn't really jump out at you.

Apparently this has been going on for several software revisions. I wish there was a way to get this fixed right away.

 

[Darmie]

Was there a time at one point headlights were automated with wipers? I wonder if the bug report command may start getting their attention.

 

[UncleCreepy]

To my knowledge the lights have always been triggered by darkness only. It works fairly well, however in rain or fog it usually doesn't unless it's also dark at the same time.

 

[MY-Y]

Was there a time at one point headlights were automated with wipers? I wonder if the bug report command may start getting their attention.

I'm pretty sure they used to turn on. How does the "bug report command" get accessed?

 

[Thunder7ga]

To my knowledge the lights have always been triggered by darkness only. It works fairly well, however in rain or fog it usually doesn't unless it's also dark at the same time.

They used to come on my Model 3 when the windshield wipers would be activated, but a software update sometime in 2020 changed that. It was a terrible idea....it annoys the hell out of me every time it's raining.

 

[rwiegand]

Happened to me yesterday-- I couldn't even figure out how to turn the lights on at all without pulling off the highway to mess with the screen.

 

[MY-Y]

It's ironic that the voice command to turn on the headlights isn't implemented. This need to get fixed, but I don't know how to elevate it.

 

[TMK26]

They used to come on my Model 3 when the windshield wipers would be activated, but a software update sometime in 2020 changed that. It was a terrible idea....it annoys the hell out of me every time it's raining.

Same... my 2018 Model 3 at one point in time turned the headlights on even if I used the the single wipe button on the stalk. That did get annoying sometimes, but I would rather have that than the way it is now (no auto headlights). I don't know when they took that feature away; my Model Y never had it.

It's a law in NYS to have headlights on when wipers are active.

 

[Kairide]

I noticed this on my new MY, when it rained a few weeks ago in CA. The headlights should come on when the wipers are activated as it is required by law in a lot of states. It doesn’t rain much here, but I think my MS headlights come one when the wipers activate. But of course the autowipers in the MS are still in “Beta” mode.

 

[Individoo]

The quickest way for me to switch the lights on is to click the grayed out auto high beam light icon, just below the current speed indicator. That brings out the light menu on the bottom left of the screen and allows me to 'fairly quick' switch the lights on if necessary. I use it if it gets little foggy or in morning/evening sun. I'm used to driving in Europe with lights on all day long. Somehow makes me feel that the car is more visible to other road users.

 

[Occhis]

This wipers/lights issue has been annoyingly missing in spite of this from the M3 owner’s manual. I assume it’s the same for MY.
“NOTE: When you operate the wipers, the headlights automatically turn on (if they were not on already).”

You can also pull the left stalk toward you to bring up the lights menu on the bottom left of the screen.

 

[strider]

My 2012 Model S did this since Day 1. I'm pretty sure my MX Plaid does it too but now I can't recall. It is definitely legally required in California. More shoddy Tesla software QA?

 

[Occhis]

The older version of owner’s manual stated that headlights would turn on with wipers where legally required. That didn’t happen here in VA, where it is required. How hard can it be to write a line of code to fix this?

 

[Madsen203]

I think there is a 60 second delay between wipers being turned on and headlights turning on. Easy to test.

 

[MY-Y]

The older version of owner’s manual stated that headlights would turn on with wipers where legally required. That didn’t happen here in VA, where it is required. How hard can it be to write a line of code to fix this?

Piece of cake. The question I have is how to get them to know about this issue.

 

[Occhis]

If not implemented before my 50,000 mile warranty runs out I’ll make a service appointment and see what happens.

 

[Occhis]

I think there is a 60 second delay between wipers being turned on and headlights turning on. Easy to test.

No, if it’s not dark enough lights will not turn on. I’ve tested many times. Ive had them come on then off again if the sky lightens up but the rain continues.

 

[Darmie]

I'm pretty sure they used to turn on. How does the "bug report command" get accessed?

Tap the voice button and state bug report and follow quickly with "Headlights need to be on anytime wipers are active" Something to the fact.

Happened to me yesterday-- I couldn't even figure out how to turn the lights on at all without pulling off the highway to mess with the screen.

You can push forward on the turn stock once or something twice, then on the bottom left of the screen appear the headlight controls.

 

[rwiegand]

You can push forward on the turn stock once or something twice, then on the bottom left of the screen appear the headlight controls.

Yup, figured that out, but not something I was willing to research at 60 miles an hour. It's an adventure having a car that needs a google search to find the light switch!

 

[danarcha]

Tap the voice button and state bug report and follow quickly with "Headlights need to be on anytime wipers are active" Something to the fact.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I have read on these forums that "bug report" does not send a report to Tesla, it only flags something in the car's log files so when you take the car in for service, it assists the technician in finding the relevant point in the logs. Does anyone know for sure what the "bug report" command does?