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Originally Posted by Spencer518
There are times when you may want to turn the lights on, when raining for example. Then you can hit Auto to turn them back to light sensing. The button has purpose
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The only time the "Auto" button does anything is if you are parked and the transmission is in Park. As soon as you start driving the Auto Button does nothing. Neither does the "Off" button. While driving in broad daylight with no rain, sun shinning, no shadows, no trees, no clouds, etc., you can push both of those buttons all day long and nothing happens.
There's a message that pops up on the instrument panel stating that Headlights can not be turned off while driving if you push the "Off" button. Pushing the "Auto" button just throws a message that you have activated the Auto Headlights. Pushing the "Auto" button again just repeats the same message. The "Auto" button LED remains on regardless if you push the "Auto" or the "Off" button. In other words, while driving, you can NOT turn off "Auto" head lights and you Can NOT turn of the head lights by pressing the "Off" button. The "Auto" button LED remains lighted regardless of which button you push.
All 2019 and newer X5/X7s have the headlight controls shown below. In the US you can't turn off the headlights unless your parked. The picture below says their automatically switched on "when the system recognizes that it is dark, even in the OFF mode and when driving readiness is activated (country-specific)."