Auto lights MG5 LR PFL

[Jomarkh]

Why are the auto lights on my MG5 LR PFL the first to go off travelling to work on the motorway and the last to come on on my journey home compared with every other car?
My MG5 SR PFL however turns the lights on even if it's overcast and rarely turns them off again.

 

[MG Clive]

Do they both have the same level of tint in the windscreen?

 

[Alb]

My MG5 SR was the same as your MG5 LR. I always felt the need to switch the lights on manually as darkness fell.

 

[Jomarkh]

Do they both have the same level of tint in the windscreen?

Neither have been tinted

 

[MG Clive]

Neither have been tinted

They will have factory tinted windows, which may be different between the models. I don't know, it was just a possibility.

 

[Ping]

My MG 5 LR PFL is exactly the same. It's dangerous to be the only car without lights on. If I'm driving at dusk or dawn I always put them on manually.

 

[Alibro]

My MG5 LR is pretty good at turning on the lights at the right level of darkness.
If they don't come on early enough it might be an issue at the rear as your back lights won't be on but you're probably blinding oncoming traffic with the DRL's rather than not being seen.

 

[Gomev]

They will have factory tinted windows, which may be different between the models. I don't know, it was just a possibility.

As far as I'm aware the PFL MG5 had no factory fit tints in the windows.

 

[rjb1970]

Mine is the same. Pre-facelift long range. It seems to be a feature.

 

[Jomarkh]

I tried the auto lights again yesterday evening to see when they came on. They did almost 30 'flashes' were they tried to come on and went off again instantly. They finally stayed on as I went through a short bridge.

 

[Alb]

You can probably manually change the sensitivity by placing a filter under the sensor.