THE HEADLIGHT SELECTOR SWITCH ON THE CAR DASHBOARD WAS ON AUTOMATIC AND THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE OFF AS IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY WHEN I ENTERED A TUNNEL ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE HEAD LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON AND THE TUNNEL WAS LONG, NOT LIGHTED, AND HAD A SLIGHT BEND. I WAS IN COMPLETED DARKNESS AND COULD SEE NOTHING. I SCRAPPED THE SIDE OF MY CAR AGAINST THE TUNNEL WALL BEFORE ANOTHER CAR FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION PROVIDED ENOUGH LIGHT THAT I WAS ABLE TO STEER MY CAR OUT OF THE TUNNEL TO SAFETY. THERE IS NO POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT. I HAD THE CAR PATCHED UP ENOUGH TO SAFELY DRIVE IT HOME TO CINCINNATI, OH BUT HAVEN'T YET FILED AN INSURANCE CLAIM OR TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A HIDDEN FEATURE THAT DELAYS THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS FEATURE SHOULD BE DISABLED. *JS