How do I turn off my Daytime Lights
02-16-2005, 01:03 PM
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hey i helped in giving in answer. the rest was all in good fun. life shouldnt be all serious, and no fun! if that were the case then i would only drive my car only when needed rather than joy rides or taking the long way home! 
02-16-2005, 01:08 PM
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Yeah Ditto on Drexapeal.
Now pull your skirt up and Give us some pics of your 230
Now pull your skirt up and Give us some pics of your 230
It was just Valentine's Day 2 days ago, have a little compassion...
03-13-2005, 10:31 PM
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Let's re-visit this topic...I like the humor over here, and everyone is positive 
But everyone in this thread failed to realise that people from Canada don't face the normal circumstances of going through the MFD to enable or disable DRL's. Like other threads, we'd also like the answer to our problem, as our dealers don't support it because it's "illegal." Personally, I don't want people asking me why I would like them off in the first place, or why it's illegal in my country, etc...It's just my choice, and I want to turn on my lights when I feel like it. So...is there a solution for Canadians to disable their DRL's? Can the car be re-flashed with US firmware? Is there an option in the star diagnostic system to change settings or re-enable that option in the menu? If flashed to US settings, can I still keep the default km/h and celcius instead of fahrenheit? Or is it as simple as pulling a plug or relay? Where is that located for the 2005 models? If I pull the plug, will I get errors on my MFD? I would appreciate straight forward answers to these questions, as you guys have been overwhelmingly friendly on previous occasions, and I hope it's the same.
But everyone in this thread failed to realise that people from Canada don't face the normal circumstances of going through the MFD to enable or disable DRL's. Like other threads, we'd also like the answer to our problem, as our dealers don't support it because it's "illegal." Personally, I don't want people asking me why I would like them off in the first place, or why it's illegal in my country, etc...It's just my choice, and I want to turn on my lights when I feel like it. So...is there a solution for Canadians to disable their DRL's? Can the car be re-flashed with US firmware? Is there an option in the star diagnostic system to change settings or re-enable that option in the menu? If flashed to US settings, can I still keep the default km/h and celcius instead of fahrenheit? Or is it as simple as pulling a plug or relay? Where is that located for the 2005 models? If I pull the plug, will I get errors on my MFD? I would appreciate straight forward answers to these questions, as you guys have been overwhelmingly friendly on previous occasions, and I hope it's the same.
03-14-2005, 08:52 AM
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I thought DRLs were supposed to be the parking lights only, NOT the headlights. I see many vehicles that have the parking lights on during the day but the only way to do this on the MB, apparently, is manually. 
03-14-2005, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by postoak
I thought DRLs were supposed to be the parking lights only, NOT the headlights. I see many vehicles that have the parking lights on during the day but the only way to do this on the MB, apparently, is manually.
The cars that you're talking about must have their lights on position one, for some retarded reason, unless you're confusing parking lights with fogs that people have switched on during the day (used as defacto DRLs).
I do have a question myself, though - I turned on my lights to "CONSTANT" for fun while waiting for someone at the train station last week. The interior lights came on as well - is that correct? I was just wondering if because I have mine set to the NL setting, if that affected things. If not, it's pretty dumb to have DRLs where every light is turned on, not just the headlights.
03-14-2005, 04:24 PM
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my DRL is set to constant too and the low beams stay on regardless of the switch position. no fogs, no parking lamps, no interior lamps unless i switch them on manually.
03-14-2005, 04:53 PM
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I do have a question myself, though - I turned on my lights to "CONSTANT" for fun while waiting for someone at the train station last week. The interior lights came on as well - is that correct?
BTW, do you have pics of your car anywhere? I would love to see your interiour and the wheels.
03-14-2005, 07:14 PM
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Well, I did some web surfing on DRLs and they come many different ways -- low beams full, low beams partial, high beams partial, and parking lights. Around here, I mostly see people running with parking lights as DRLs.
03-14-2005, 09:13 PM
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John, thanks for the information. I'll try it tomorrow during the day.
Hope IL does well in the tourney - it'd be nice to see the Big 10(11) do some damage (PSU alum).
Couple of shots:
You can see the Brabus wheel on that one, and my old Momo knob.
Current knob:
Overall interior:
Will be changed up soon enough with my new Recaro seat, when that gets in.
Hope IL does well in the tourney - it'd be nice to see the Big 10(11) do some damage (PSU alum).
Couple of shots:
You can see the Brabus wheel on that one, and my old Momo knob.
Current knob:
Overall interior:
Will be changed up soon enough with my new Recaro seat, when that gets in.
04-07-2005, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by johncl
Tommy, when I have mine set to constant with the NL setting I do not get any interior lights unless it gets dark enough. If all of your interior lights came on you were probably in a dark enough location for the headlights to come on to full intensity.
I wonder if there's any way to disable that, short of removing the sensor. I hate it when it's dark enough to turn everything on, but it's not really necessary, like dusk. Oh well - can't have everything, I guess. Thanks again!
04-07-2005, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by tommy
I wonder if there's any way to disable that, short of removing the sensor. I hate it when it's dark enough to turn everything on, but it's not really necessary, like dusk. Oh well - can't have everything, I guess. Thanks again!
04-07-2005, 07:12 PM
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In Canada the method is to use a hammer and chisel.
Hey I take offence to that.....what do you think it's sooo cold here everything needs a hammer and chisel to chip it out of the ice??????
Far better to use a hair dryer - it doesn't scratch.
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04-09-2005, 08:48 AM
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can you actually turn DRL off in Canada also with a simple change in the cluster menu?
if yes, then I'm amazed. on my W202 I have to change half of the car to get rid of my DRLs (I did not find any clear how-to on that yet)
Etienne
if yes, then I'm amazed. on my W202 I have to change half of the car to get rid of my DRLs (I did not find any clear how-to on that yet)
Etienne
