I haven't had a car without DRL in I-don't-know-how-long and, for some reason, it drives me nuts that my lights don't turn on with my car. Not nuts enough, however, to spend some silly wad of cash making that happen.

Anyway, it got me thinking... there's gotta be some sensor somewhere that determines when it is dark enough to turn the lights on and dim the rearview mirror... a nice little piece of electrical tape over that sensor should fix the problem pretty quickly. When I need the rearview dimmed, I could just press that button and it happens right away.

I'll look around this weekend for that sensor and report back...

 

the sensor for the headlights are located at your passanger side dash. there is a round sensor and you can add a tint to it if you want to turn them on earlier. There are also options available for headlight sensors in the car and you can get it to the highest level so its more sensitive.

rear mirror has its own sensor and it dims when it recieves bright light to the mirror

 

I don't think covering the sensor is a good idea. You can just leave your headlight switch in the ON position as an option. When you exit the car, the battery saver feature will turn them off for you. Personally don't think this is a good idea either. Because: You don't (rather, shouldn't) want the Xenons on all the time. Page 2-35 of the owners manual mentions the Canadian cars don't use the Xenons for DRLs. Too much use decreases life and they aren't cheap to replace. I know on my older G's the low beams were Xenon and the high beams & fogs were a regular halogen. Maybe the Canadians are burning the halogen bulb at 75% or similar.


I'll also mention that your auto lamps have 4 levels of sensitivity. You can't control these, but your Infiniti or Nissan dealer can. All G's are shipped from the factory in "Mode 2". The photo optic eye turns the lights on at a prescribed light level. Using the dealer-specific CONSULT software, the dealer can change it to another mode. Mode 3 is more sensitive, meaning lights will come on sooner. Mode 4 is yet more sensitive than mode 3. On the flip side, Mode 1 is less sensitive than mode 2, meaning the lights will come on with less ambient light.

What you can control is how long the lights stay on after you park at night, something like 30 seconds, 60 seconds, etc. Don't need the dealer for this.

 

I have an option for headlight sensitivity as well..

 

Really? I'll have to take a closer look. We've only had this 2013 since mid July and I messed with the menus & settings a little but must have zipped past this one. Still learning! Thanks!

 

I have a setting for headlight sensitivity as well... already got it boosted to the max


I like the idea of the tint, too... I mainly want them to pop on when it's raining. Thanks!