I think someone said it depends on the trim level. I believe on S they did not?
Thanks for the reply. They showed us a dealer's manual which showed that the SE model tail lights illuminate but the S model (ours) don't which is consistent with the earlier post. Nonetheless I agree with you that this is a safety hazard as the existing outside brakelights are only 5 inches long and are hard to see in the daytime. I'm going to continue to push them to fix this as I really feel this makes us more likely to be rear-ended especially when you take your foot off the accelerator and the car slows down so fast.suggestions for dealer: check fuses and check brake light switch are the typical things to do.
The car does not meet federal safety standards if they don't light up. "some don't" is pure BS.
So you're saying that the brake lights DO work as intended, you would just prefer it if the tail lights (not brake lights) also lit up so it was more visible during the day.Thanks for the reply. They showed us a dealer's manual which showed that the SE model tail lights illuminate but the S model (ours) don't which is consistent with the earlier post. Nonetheless I agree with you that this is a safety hazard as the existing outside brakelights are only 5 inches long and are hard to see in the daytime. I'm going to continue to push them to fix this as I really feel this makes us more likely to be rear-ended especially when you take your foot off the accelerator and the car slows down so fast.
There are photometry standards. Here's the table from the FMVSS 571.108.I don't know if there's any regulation regarding how big the brake lights should be, but I'd bet the i-Pace adheres to it.
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
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Lighted Sections | Lighted Sections | ||||||||
Group Number | Test Point (degrees) | Minimum Photometric Intensity Ratio Where Combined With A Tail Lamp(5) | Minimum Photometric Intensity(1)(2) (cd) | Group Minimum Photometric Intensity (cd) | |||||
1 | 20L | 5U | 3 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 60 | 70 |
5D | 3 | 10 | 12 | 15 | |||||
5L | 10U | 3 | 16 | 19 | 22 | ||||
10D(4) | 3 | 16 | 19 | 22 | |||||
2 | 10L | 5U | 3 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 100 | 115 | 135 |
H | 3 | 40 | 47 | 55 | |||||
5D | 3 | 30 | 35 | 40 | |||||
3 | V | 5U | 5 | 70 | 82 | 95 | 380 | 445 | 520 |
5L | H | 3/5(6) | 80 | 95 | 110 | ||||
V | 5 | 80 | 95 | 110 | |||||
5R | 5 | 80 | 95 | 110 | |||||
V | 5D | 3 | 70 | 82 | 95 | ||||
4 | 10R | 5U | 3 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 100 | 115 | 135 |
H | 3 | 40 | 47 | 55 | |||||
5D | 3 | 30 | 35 | 40 | |||||
5 | 5R | 10U | 3 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 50 | 60 | 70 |
10D(4) | 3 | 16 | 19 | 22 | |||||
20R | 5U | 3 | 10 | 12 | 15 | ||||
5D | 3 | 10 | 12 | 15 | |||||
Maximum Photometric Intensity(4) | 300 | 360 | 420 |