Why some people are too stupid to own a car

[Jstpssng]

Check you manual. There should be a dedicated light that comes on when low on oil. My older Sierra would just flash up an alert that said "Low Oil" on the display

You could be right, I have never had to worry about it. I did find out that light will come on when the battery is bad... luckily I was at a hardware store which sold batteries, conveniently located right next to my bank so that I could get the cash to pay for it.

 

[pmsmechanic]

Every car has a driver in the seat and dashboard lights that will at least say low oil pressure when the oil gets super low so that handles the car engine oil level...

We were told in school that an engine needs around 10 psi of oil pressure for every 1000 rpm. So for easy figuring say the car is at 2000 rpm at speed so 20 psi. The oil pressure switch is set for around 7 psi to turn the light on. So I think an oil level switch is a good idea. Definitely better than a light which lights up after the damage is done.

 

[Jstpssng]

Syncing a phone on a vehicle is one of the few tasks I struggle with and terribly dislike.
Ex. My 2016 trucks outside my phones on me inside the house multiple times I say hello but crickets cause it's on speaker phone in my truck. Id it doesn't have nuts, bolts, or screws I'm screwed. Perhaps I'm to stupid to drive newer vehicles.

Don't feel alone.

 

[Oaktree]

Imo if your going to have daytime running lights on cars with illuminated gauges they should also be automatic turning on at night.

Any vehicles I've had (both GM cars) that had DRLs had automatic headlights. One was a mid-90s vintage Beretta. I thought that was a standard feature.

Syncing a phone on a vehicle is one of the few tasks I struggle with and terribly dislike.
Ex. My 2016 trucks outside my phones on me inside the house multiple times I say hello but crickets cause it's on speaker phone in my truck. Id it doesn't have nuts, bolts, or screws I'm screwed. Perhaps I'm to stupid to drive newer vehicles.

Nothing to make you feel more stupid than trying to learn how to use a smartphone. Couple of times someone's tried to show me it was enough to make my head explode. Totally non-intuitive to my way of thinking. Still don't have one. Not sure what syncing it on a vehicle means.

 

[jjeff]

Any vehicles I've had (both GM cars) that had DRLs had automatic headlights. One was a mid-90s vintage Beretta. I thought that was a standard feature.

Nothing to make you feel more stupid than trying to learn how to use a smartphone. Couple of times someone's tried to show me it was enough to make my head explode. Totally non-intuitive to my way of thinking. Still don't have one. Not sure what syncing it on a vehicle means.

I've driven Toyotas as new as 2015 with no auto headlights/ daytime running lights current winter beater from 2008 doesn't have them either. One of the few options I do like is auto headlights though.

 

[Dftodd]

I've driven Toyotas as new as 2015 with no auto headlights/ daytime running lights current winter beater from 2008 doesn't have them either. One of the few options I do like is auto headlights though.

The auto headlights don't work as intended in all situations though.

It has to be a certain shade of dark before the taillights come on. I've had certain instances when driving in either rain or fog where the tail lights and marker lights haven't come on, but are needed for safety, visibility, or required by state law.

 

[dodge man]

The headlights on our two vehicles with automatic headlights come on with the wipers but I think it’s a setting you have to turn on.

 

[KennyG]

My truck lights are about as dummy proof as you can get. In automatic mode, the daytime running lights are on unless the truck is in park. The regular lights come on at dusk or when the wipers are turned on. Indicator on the dashboard tells you when they are on. I'm not sure how they operate in manual mode since I leave them in automatic mode all the time. I just hope the headlight never burns out because replacements are about $250 each.

 

[Oaktree]

One of the few options I do like is auto headlights though.

The auto headlights don't work as intended in all situations though.

It has to be a certain shade of dark before the taillights come on. I've had certain instances when driving in either rain or fog where the tail lights and marker lights haven't come on, but are needed for safety, visibility, or required by state law.

It's a feature I can take or leave. It was kind of annoying on the Beretta on bright sunny days, the lights would come on if you went down a section of road with a heavy tree canopy, dimming the dash indicators (ie-radio/clock) then go back to DRLs when you came out into the sun. I'm sure it's more sophisticated today. My wife's car has auto headlights, but I don't drive it enough to know how it deals with situations like that.

How do states that have headlights on when raining laws deal with DRLs? Do they consider them "headlights", and how do they tell the difference if it's the same lamps, just different intensities?

 

[jjeff]

It's a feature I can take or leave. It was kind of annoying on the Beretta on bright sunny days, the lights would come on if you went down a section of road with a heavy tree canopy, dimming the dash indicators (ie-radio/clock) then go back to DRLs when you came out into the sun. I'm sure it's more sophisticated today. My wife's car has auto headlights, but I don't drive it enough to know how it deals with situations like that.

How do states that have headlights on when raining laws deal with DRLs? Do they consider them "headlights", and how do they tell the difference if it's the same lamps, just different intensities?

I believe most of daytime lights only run headlights not taillights or markers definitely used to be at a lower intensity unsure now. On newer GM products anyway you have the option of using auto on nighttime headlights or manually switching them on. All my gm vehicles all have daytime running headlights unsure if it's a regulation required on all cars now though?