[AT] tractor hauler a pain to install headlights.

[James Peck]

This warns that the Auto function does not always turn on the rear lights.
http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/2019-Ford-F-150-Owners-Manual-version-1_om-EN-US_09_2018.pdf

Brian VanDragt AT List Member (bvandragt at comcast.net) ; I don’t know how all the auto mode lights work, but my ‘99 Chevy Tahoe has daytime running lights and no auto mode.  Daytime running lights are the front headlights only and are always on at 80% brightness whenever the engine is running and the parking brake is not set.  I don’t consider these auto mode lights.  If I want my rear lights on and the headlights up to full brightness when it is getting dark or when it is raining, I have to turn my lights on manually.  Daytime running lights are to make oncoming traffic more visible in shaded areas.


Gilbert Schwartz AT List member and Allis Chalmers G owner (vschwartz1 at comcast.net); Howard, I am glad to hear that on your escape. The last four vehicles I have had would not turn on the rear lights when the auto mode turned on the front lights. One of those vehicles was a pickup truck. Now I am wondering what condition turns the lights on in auto mode. Several years ago my wife was driving in a rainstorm while I was behind her. When we stopped I raised the roof because she had no lights on. She advised me real quick "I had them on auto mode". 
The next time you are out in the daylight take a look at the oncoming traffic and see how many have lights on the front but none on the rear, unless of course they are applying their brakes. 
I am guessing now that the insurance explanation says it all. I thought for sure that EPA had something to do with it. 
I guess I am just getting too old, I am one of those people that just don't matter anymore. 
On January 19, 2020 at 8:02 PM Howard Pletcher <mailto:hrpletch at gmail.com> wrote: 
????  I don't think a dangerous situation like that can be industrywide.  My Ford Escape turns on both front and rear in the auto mode.