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Thanks for all your help on this. As pointed out by a few people the only foolproof confirmation that the headlights are on is that the green ‘sidelights’ symbols on the headlights control switch light up when the switch is set to ‘Automatic’ and the headlights are on. Today the headlights were on but the sat-nav was on ‘dayLight’ mode and all other telltails are too dim to be certain. Thanks again.

The only foolproof indication is that you can’t get full beam unless the headlights are ‘on’ but this means flashing the car in front. At one time the sat nav went to night mode but I am fairly certain the headlights were not on. I assume the sat nav can go to night mode from a light sensor in the car as well as when the headlights are on. The only simple indication appears to be the controls on the steering wheel illuminating but in twilight they are hard to see. Let me know if you find anything when you get your new car.

With headlights on ‘Automatic’ when driving in daytime but dull weather is there any way of knowing if the headlights are on? In dull weather the sat-nave goes to ‘Night Mode’ but this doesn’t seem to be associated with the headlights. The only way I can find to check is if I can select ‘main-beam. Any suggestions?