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Yesterday was an on/off rainy day and I learned that my XL turns the headlights on about 10 sec after I turn on the wipers. Ford sure makes us believe this feature appears only in the xlt & lariat. It could be that with parts shortages I lucked out but I was curious about other XL owners experience.
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That's actually really cool. I wonder too if it's an XL feature or depending on a certain package. I didn't build an XL yet so this prompts me to check it out!
 

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Interesting, does your window sticker list it? Looking at another XL window sticker posted on this forum I see auto hi-beam and auto on/off. Nothing about auto headlights with wipers listed like the XLT & Lariat window stickers.
 

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That's good news, Mike.

My morning newsfeed is full of "where's my rear window defroster?" and "where's my lumbar support?" so it's nice to read of one Maverick owner who had a pleasant surprise!

There isn't by any chance a Cruise Control button on your steering wheel, is there? :D
 

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Did you try turning the wipers off and seeing what the headlights did? Our current cars will kick on the headlights in shady/cloudy conditions, but don't specifically tie them to wiper operation. So the headlights could be running due to the conditions and not just because the wipers are on.

Only way to know for sure is wait till you're running the wipers and the headlights are on. Turn the wipers off and see if the headlights go off as well at the same time. That's how it worked on our Mercedes where they were tied together.
 

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in minnesota we have a headlight law and if you need wipers you are requierd to have headlight but they dont seam to inforce it
 

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pretty sure that is a US Gov't safety requirement passed a couple years ago. Not sure what model year it goes into effect and Ford may have just included it as standard feature now instead of having to add it later
 

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In building an XL on the website I didn't see a feature list for that, so I'm curious as to if it was a light sensor activation? Do these trucks even have that or for just an XL? I feel like they would nowadays with '20 and up vehicles getting certain features standard like backup cameras etc.
 

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In building an XL on the website I didn't see a feature list for that, so I'm curious as to if it was a light sensor activation? Do these trucks even have that or for just an XL? I feel like they would nowadays with '20 and up vehicles getting certain features standard like backup cameras etc.
Yes the XL has auto high beam and auto on/off. I'm wondering if the headlights were set to auto and when it started raining it just happened to be dark enough for the headlights to come on as well.
 

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Yes the XL has auto high beam and auto on/off. I'm wondering if the headlights were set to auto and when it started raining it just happened to be dark enough for the headlights to come on as well.
That sounds most probable to me. I've never seen any mention of automatic headlights with wipers. Auto on-off and auto high beam are listed as standard equipment on my XL window sticker.

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Yes the XL has auto high beam and auto on/off. I'm wondering if the headlights were set to auto and when it started raining it just happened to be dark enough for the headlights to come on as well.
Oh okay, this makes sense! Thanks for the info.
 

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in minnesota we have a headlight law and if you need wipers you are requierd to have headlight but they dont seam to inforce it
Same here in Wisconsin, probably going to be federal standard soon, I've noticed many people cannot turn the wipers on & the headlights on while driving with only their brain doing the work.
 

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Yesterday was an on/off rainy day and I learned that my XL turns the headlights on about 10 sec after I turn on the wipers. Ford sure makes us believe this feature appears only in the xlt & lariat. It could be that with parts shortages I lucked out but I was curious about other XL owners experience.
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