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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 12:08 PM
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How do I turn off my Daytime Lights

I searched the forum couldent really find a clear explanation although i'm sure there probably is one. I have a 02 c240 and I hate the Daytime Running Lights on all the time. How can I cut them off. I don't have xenons if that makes a difference. From what I gather reading you guys post there is a switch somewhere.....?
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 12:26 PM
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read the owners manual
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by JCarter1632
I searched the forum couldent really find a clear explanation although i'm sure there probably is one. I have a 02 c240 and I hate the Daytime Running Lights on all the time. How can I cut them off. I don't have xenons if that makes a difference. From what I gather reading you guys post there is a switch somewhere.....?

Your search skills must really stink

The post on this is/has been on the W203 front page for a while now...
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 01:07 PM
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It's in the Lighting menu that you can access through your steering wheel buttons.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 01:12 PM
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It's in the Lighting menu that you can access through your steering wheel buttons.
Exactly. Settings, Lighting, then just scroll through the menus.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by drexappeal
Exactly. Settings, Lighting, then just scroll through the menus.
and to expand on that thought the options are manual and constant.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 03:05 PM
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and to expand on that thought the options are manual and constant.
LOL...Thanks, Citron. I forgot the freakin' terms for the options you could choose!...LOL. You'd think, with all the people asking about this recently that I'd remember. Oh well.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by LiquidSmile
It's in the Lighting menu that you can access through your steering wheel buttons.
Then you do the hokey-pokey
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 03:23 PM
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LOL...Thanks, Citron. I forgot the freakin' terms for the options you could choose!...LOL. You'd think, with all the people asking about this recently that I'd remember. Oh well.
no problem drexappeal. DRL's are for sure a hot topic these days.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 05:58 PM
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I can't believe you guys are pulling JCarter's leg like this
What you need to do is warm the engine up for at least 5 minutes, pop the hood, go to the rear of your car and grope under the bumper until you find the exhaust pipe. Make sure you get a good grip on the exhaust pipe and your DRL's will automatically shut off.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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I can't believe you guys are pulling JCarter's leg like this
What you need to do is warm the engine up for at least 5 minutes, pop the hood, go to the rear of your car and grope under the bumper until you find the exhaust pipe. Make sure you get a good grip on the exhaust pipe and your DRL's will automatically shut off.
this way requires removal of the bumper though!
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by CitronC230K_03
this way requires removal of the bumper though!
Don't forget that since the lights are electronically connected to the speedometer, you have to take the speedometer out and re-calibrate before putting the bumper back on!
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Originally Posted by drexappeal
Don't forget that since the lights are electronically connected to the speedometer, you have to take the speedometer out and re-calibrate before putting the bumper back on!
well while your doing all that, might as well check the turn signal fluid. it's not connected to the MFD, better to be safe than sorry.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by CitronC230K_03
well while your doing all that, might as well check the turn signal fluid. it's not connected to the MFD, better to be safe than sorry.
Citron, I almost spit out my coffee reading this one!...LOL...Classic = "turn signal fluid".

Reminds me of that "Blondestar" link that somebody posted on here the other day.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 08:34 PM
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well while your doing all that, might as well check the turn signal fluid. it's not connected to the MFD, better to be safe than sorry.
Doug,



You've been around long enough to know better. Its the DRL fluid; the non-reflective kind. Next thing we know you'll tell a newbie the secret of opening the rear sunroof panel on the Coupe.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by tyro
I can't believe you guys are pulling JCarter's leg like this
What you need to do is warm the engine up for at least 5 minutes, pop the hood, go to the rear of your car and grope under the bumper until you find the exhaust pipe. Make sure you get a good grip on the exhaust pipe and your DRL's will automatically shut off.
You left out a step. After he grips the exhaust pipe, he should place his mouth over it and inhale
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 08:48 PM
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And to stop that annoying seatbelt warning chime as you drive down the road, just pull the seatbelt across the seat and clasp it before you get in the car and just sit on it. After all, it's just another worthless piece of safety equipment that "the man" is trying to force on you to make you look like a nerd!
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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While you're under the car, it's a good time to go ahead and replace or repack your muffler bearings. That's what I did.......

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You left out a step....the exhaust pipe, ....place .... mouth over it and inhale
Originally Posted by Jim Banville
...to stop that annoying seatbelt warning chime ....pull the seatbelt across the seat and clasp it, ....sit on it .... worthless piece of safety equipment ....

I always wondered about your posts since you decided to become active again.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by amdeutsch
Doug,



You've been around long enough to know better. Its the DRL fluid; the non-reflective kind. Next thing we know you'll tell a newbie the secret of opening the rear sunroof panel on the Coupe.
i would never tell anyone how to open the rear panel on the pano roof. they will have to use the search button for that one!
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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wuts the best way to make my car Front wheeler?
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 11:38 PM
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Well, I started my car and left it running for 5 minutes, and then grabbed the tailpipe and they went off. The fluid level for the turn signals was low, thanks for reminding me to check.

I think you guys should probably should turn this forum into an exclusive "mbworld in-crowd" only site. If anyone ask a question on here that more than one of you guys know the answer to it pretty much turns into flame central. I have never owned a European car before or any car near as nice as a Mercedes before and was just looking for a little help. Didn't mean to litter your forum with ignorant questions.

My bad
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by JCarter1632
Well, I started my car and left it running for 5 minutes, and then grabbed the tailpipe and they went off. The fluid level for the turn signals was low, thanks for reminding me to check.

I think you guys should probably should turn this forum into an exclusive "mbworld in-crowd" only site. If anyone ask a question on here that more than one of you guys know the answer to it pretty much turns into flame central. I have never owned a European car before or any car near as nice as a Mercedes before and was just looking for a little help. Didn't mean to litter your forum with ignorant questions.

My bad
dont get offended or anything...those things are not for you. i dont even know how it got started. .i just went along the conversation.

for the real answer.. : its in the screen ..scroll down to setting, then go to Lighting. choose "manual" (not constant) ... then you are set to go with no DRL's
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by JCarter1632
Well, I started my car and left it running for 5 minutes, and then grabbed the tailpipe and they went off. The fluid level for the turn signals was low, thanks for reminding me to check.

I think you guys should probably should turn this forum into an exclusive "mbworld in-crowd" only site. If anyone ask a question on here that more than one of you guys know the answer to it pretty much turns into flame central. I have never owned a European car before or any car near as nice as a Mercedes before and was just looking for a little help. Didn't mean to litter your forum with ignorant questions.

My bad
Yo, don't get ya feelin's hurt. Almost everybody goes through some "initiation" for not searching, so definitely don't take it personal. Just havin' a little fun with it, that's all. If we offended, you then understand that it wasn't meant to be that way. There are a lot of newbie's that come here and seem to post new threads without reading or searching through the forums first and after a while, instead of having an "annoyed" type of reaction, it's much better to make jokes. After all, laughter is the best type of ice-breaker.

In fact, just be glad that some people didn't actually come at you with this post: or this one: or even STFF (Search The F'in Forum). Instead, we made it as lighthearted as possible.

So, I hope you continue to enjoy the forums. No reason to think there's an "MBWorld in-crowd", just the fact that there have been people on the boards that have been here for years. Just takes some time to really read through the forums, but as soon as you get through all the MOD/PROBLEM threads, you'll find that this board is Very informative. I actually didn't start posting very much until recently and I've been a member for almost a year. The only reason I didn't post much was because I was taking the time to search through all the possibilities on this forum.

When I had a question to ask about a particular subject that I wasn't quite getting a definitive answer for, I PM'ed the people that seemed to be the most knowledgable about the subject I was searching for, instead of starting a whole new thread! What this does is it prevents from "O.G." members from having to read a thread they've seen a billion times and it allows me to get information that I need without offending someone.

In essence, it's difficult not to bust on somebody (especially newbies) when they start a new thread that has been discussed because naturally, the more seasoned members who have gone through the searches almost feel cheated because somebody was just too lazy to search through the forums and "read".

I'm not saying you're like that, but I just want you to be aware of how this and any other forum is like.
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 12:21 PM
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Yeah Ditto on Drexapeal.
We put the answer in there, just goofing around. This thread could have been 5 pages with no answer, but we were having fun and trying to help. Now pull your skirt up and Give us some pics of your 230

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