Had my SE for nearly 2 months and keep getting caught out by not manually switching on the side/dipped lights. My previous GS had auto lights so not a problem - with the new car I turn on ignition and at night the fairy lights at the front come on tricking me into thinking I'm street legal Why would LR not fit auto lights  MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

I find LRs specs strange at times, the Fl2 GS had auto lights (at one point) and the GS Disco didn't, now the SE Disco has them and the SE Fl2 doesn't  21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

I've suffered the same - is it possible to retro fit auto lights? No Longer the owner of a 2013MY Fuji White GS

"Fiat Lux" a philosophy not a car

I've found the auto lights sensor is a bit crap anyway - better to rely on the driver rather than a set of algorithms buried in the car's software - on Auto setting on mine it can take quite a while for the software to react to changing light levels just at the time when the lights could do with being on! FL No 1 - 2012 (MY2011) XS manual Firenze Red - Gone
FL No 2 - 2012 (MY2012) XS manual Barolo Black - SWMBO wanted one too!
FL No 3 -2013 XS SD4 Auto Santorini Black
Series III SWB Hardtop - long gone
110 CSW V8 - long gone
Discovery 1 200Tdi - long gone

Agree with Bubbles.
Thing is you can become too reliant on the car doing stuff for you, & just assume it will be OK.
I'm used to auto lights, drove dad's CRV in poor weather a few months ago, switch of driver, dashboard is lit up, means lights are on? SD4 HSE Lux Orkney Grey,Full size spare tyre,Ugly kid glass.

Never used the auto lights on mine I just turn them on or off as needed.

With so many cars having DRL now I think auto lights should be law. I keep seeing drivers driving at night thinking they have headlights on...They can see forwards because the DRLs are so bright, but have no tail lights on at all...just dangerous.

A wonderful law from europe that makes lights at the front on all the time but they forgot the back of the car. However they have allowed cars to be manufactured so they drive on sidelights only too. Why has that not been engineered out? So if you turn lights on and move your get headlights not sidelights! grr rant over

Have to be careful when car has been into the garage for a service they turn the auto lights off every time!

My DS had the rear lights on with the DRLs on, apparently it wasn't supposed to be like that. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

I drive with my automatic lights on all the time and find them generally OK. They fail to come on in daylight fog though - and sometimes in daytime rain. Obviously as with all driving aids you need to be aware of what's going on but I do think they're a positive rather than a problem. Ours - 2008 Stornoway Grey HSE Auto
Tricia's - 2006 Royal Blue Beetle Cabriolet Auto
Mine - 2014 Vespa GTS 300 Super Sport Matt Black
Ours - 2007 White Bailey Pageant Champagne