Enduser Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I bought a 2011 Focus TitX in the summer and now that it's darker I am begining to see what the lights do. Am I correct in thinking that when the engine is running the 'LED running lights' are on, but when the side/parking lights are turned on the running lights dim, but no other lights come on at the front. If this is correct it seems a little odd. In traffic, in a well lit town, or in a Q of cars it seems to me that it is unecessery and a bit anti social to have the dipped headlights on ? For the same reason I do not sit stationary in traffic with my foot on the brake pedal as it can be a bit blinding to the person behind] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Yeah that is correct. The DRLs are quite bright, and imo provide more light than the non-DRL sidelights of the normal Focus lights in sidelight mode. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee_82 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 just as long as you turn your headlights on at night and don't rely on DRLs, the number of drivers I see doing that now is staggering, how they can see I don't know, mine are bright don't get me wrong but they will only illuminate about 10 yards ahead and the blind everyone else on the road 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IINexusII Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 just as long as you turn your headlights on at night and don't rely on DRLs, the number of drivers I see doing that now is staggering, how they can see I don't know, mine are bright don't get me wrong but they will only illuminate about 10 yards ahead and the blind everyone else on the road This, Please have your dipped beams on at night, DRL's are blinding for other drivers :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Which is precisely why they dim in the sidelight and headlight position. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilto Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 just as long as you turn your headlights on at night and don't rely on DRLs, the number of drivers I see doing that now is staggering, how they can see I don't know, mine are bright don't get me wrong but they will only illuminate about 10 yards ahead and the blind everyone else on the roadPlus driving in near dark conditions, with DRL's on there are no rear lights on, see that a lot aswelSent from my XT1021 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enduser Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Thanks all, just checking that they are WAD [working as designed] Also whilst on the subject. I have been told that if there is a problem they have to be fixed by a Ford dealer ?, is this correct, and, can just one light of the strip be replaced if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollyandy Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Thanks all, just checking that they are WAD [working as designed] Also whilst on the subject. I have been told that if there is a problem they have to be fixed by a Ford dealer ?, is this correct, and, can just one light of the strip be replaced if necessary. The only fix is a new headlamp. Sent from my iPad using Ford OC mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enduser Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Wow................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 LEDs should last a long time anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I do not sit stationary in traffic with my foot on the brake pedal as it can be a bit blinding to the person behind] I'm glad to see you're such a considerate driver Jim - a rarity these days! I often wonder if the instructors teach the use of the handbrake nowadays. Regarding dipped headlights being anti-social in traffic in well-lit areas I think it's actually a legal requirement to use headlights (other than when parked) after dark. Clive (Stoney) can probably confirm this. If they're correctly adjusted they won't cause undue dazzle, in fact they're less likely to do so in a well-lit town centre because driver's eyes will have adjusted to the overall higher light level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Rules 113 - 116 of the Highway Code details lighting law It is possible to fail a driving test for incorrect use of the handbrake, so any half decent driving instructor will be teaching the novice how, why, where, when & when not to use the handbrake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IINexusII Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Rules 113 - 116 of the Highway Code details lighting law It is possible to fail a driving test for incorrect use of the handbrake, so any half decent driving instructor will be teaching the novice how, why, when & when not to use the handbrake. would pulling the handbrake while turning at a mini roundabout fail the test? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I'll have to stop laughing my head off before I answer that ! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I used a novel, if not bizarre, way of dissuading novices to apply the handbrake whilst the car was in motion - my right hand contained my cigarette lighter & it drifted towards the handbrake whenever the novices left hand did . . . . sparking en-route . . . :) Not one of my 500 + pupils failed a driving test for incorrect use of the handbrake :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I used a novel, if not bizarre, way of dissuading novices to apply the handbrake whilst the car was in motion - my right hand contained my cigarette lighter & it drifted towards the handbrake whenever the novices left hand did . . . . sparking en-route . . . :) Not one of my 500 + pupils failed a driving test for incorrect use of the handbrake :) Because after 3rd degree burns to there hands they couldnt phyically grip the handbrake. Lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 No pain was inflicted . . . just the threat worked a treat :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 That said - there were a few complete deadheads who I could have easily beaten the cr@p out of - but I doubt they even contained any of that . . . . . much less any commonsense :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enduser Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 I'm glad to see you're such a considerate driver Jim - a rarity these days! I often wonder if the instructors teach the use of the handbrake nowadays. Regarding dipped headlights being anti-social in traffic in well-lit areas I think it's actually a legal requirement to use headlights (other than when parked) after dark. Clive (Stoney) can probably confirm this. If they're correctly adjusted they won't cause undue dazzle, in fact they're less likely to do so in a well-lit town centre because driver's eyes will have adjusted to the overall higher light level. Thanks for the reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enduser Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 I'm glad to see you're such a considerate driver Jim - a rarity these days! I often wonder if the instructors teach the use of the handbrake nowadays. Regarding dipped headlights being anti-social in traffic in well-lit areas I think it's actually a legal requirement to use headlights (other than when parked) after dark. Clive (Stoney) can probably confirm this. If they're correctly adjusted they won't cause undue dazzle, in fact they're less likely to do so in a well-lit town centre because driver's eyes will have adjusted to the overall higher light level. ............................................................. Really side lights are a misleading term, they ought to be called parking lights for when, years ago, you had to have lights on after dark, even in a 30mph area, people used to by a single light and clip it to the top od the door glass, white to the front, and red to the rear in one small light unit.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I'd flash people not using dipped headlights at night in town. No way are you visible enough with a couple of poxy w5w lit in the corner of your light cluster... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enduser Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Really bad practice to sit stationary, in gear, with your left foot on the clutch and your right one on the brake. If for any reason your left foot slips, or the clutch cable breaks, and there is someone crossing between you and the car in front, well you can imagine the rest. Not to mention the wear on the clutch itself, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerFlame Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 just as long as you turn your headlights on at night and don't rely on DRLs, the number of drivers I see doing that now is staggering, how they can see I don't know, mine are bright don't get me wrong but they will only illuminate about 10 yards ahead and the blind everyone else on the road I've experienced this plenty of times!! No lights at the rear either which is dangerous in itself. Stupid European law mistake DRLs were.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerFlame Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 would pulling the handbrake while turning at a mini roundabout fail the test? Even if I pulled my handbrake.. nothing would happen :( The cables about dead! Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerFlame Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Really bad practice to sit stationary, in gear, with your left foot on the clutch and your right one on the brake. If for any reason your left foot slips, or the clutch cable breaks, and there is someone crossing between you and the car in front, well you can imagine the rest. Not to mention the wear on the clutch itself, Most clutches are hydraulic or electronic these days ;) But still,brake lights on all the time in front is pretty painful after 50 miles in the dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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