--- title: "2023 Chevy Colorado headlights controversy: Do you need a dial?" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/02/do-you-need-a-dial-2023-chevy-colorado-headlights-switch-controversy/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Tim Esterdahl" published: "2023-02-15T17:54:57+00:00" modified: "2025-07-23T15:12:26+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-15-at-9.52.26-AM.png" --- # 2023 Chevy Colorado headlights controversy: Do you need a dial? By Tim Esterdahl Published: 2023-02-15T17:54:57+00:00 Updated: 2025-07-23T15:12:26+00:00 ![Featured image]() The 2023 Chevy Colorado headlights are causing quite a stir. Not the headlights themselves, but how you turn them on and off. While driving the new [2023 Chevy Colorado]() recently, I realized, along with many of my colleagues, there is no physical knob for the headlights. Rather, the Colorado has the headlight controls built into the 11.3-inch infotainment system. ## **How do you turn on the 2023 Chevy Colorado headlights?** Drivers have two choices to turn on the 2023 Chevy Colorado headlights. First, there is a small icon on the top of the infotainment screen which looks like a light bulb. Tapping this icon pulls up a horizontal tab showing off, auto, parking lights and on in that order. Clicking on a circle next to one of these icons turns on that setting. Another way to turn them on is a bit more complex. You start by hitting the home button or the vehicle icon, then select controls. In this screen you can do the quick selects for fog lights and auto high beams, or you can tap the lights icon and open up a more robust screen with various options. > View this post on Instagram > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [A post shared by Pickup Truck + SUV Talk (@pickuptrucktalk)]() ## **Headlights have auto mode, so what’s the big deal?** Naturally this new way to turn on headlights has caused a controversy. Those on #TeamKnob raise questions about what happens when the screen doesn’t work any longer. Also, [many places in states like California]() require headlights on during the day through different sections of roads such as in tight caverns or routinely foggy areas. Fumbling in the screen makes a once-simple action more cumbersome. Those on #TeamNoKnob suggest this new method will make more people keep their headlights in auto mode, thus causing them to be turned on more often — especially at dusk — and making the road safer for everyone. They counter that the real problem is the people who don’t turn their headlights on enough, and this is a good way to put that issue in the rear view. ## **What about brights?** Without the dial, there were also questions about the brights and whether or not you can flash other drivers or turn on your brights manually. Fortunately, you can still do this by pulling back on the solo stalk on the left side of the steering wheel. ## **The bottom line** The discovery of this new way to turn on the headlights caused my co-driver and I to have a lot of conversations on, well, do you really need an actual knob? It is plainly easier to put your hand on the knob and twist it. However, if the vehicle has headlights set on auto mode at all times with auto high beams, then do you really need the knob? It is an interesting question. What do you think? Are you #TeamKnob or #TeamNoKnob? 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