Daytime running lights
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Originally Posted by Freewilly' date='Oct 26 2005, 02:03 PM
In USA there is no Day Time Running Light, because it's not required like in Canada.
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Originally Posted by Freewilly' date='Oct 26 2005, 02:03 PM
In USA there is no Day Time Running Light, because it's not required like in Canada.
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I just got my new software upgrade last week and had a loner car which was brand new. This had the daytime running lights in the lights menu in I Drive. When I received my car back with the new software mine also had this function. I am in Europe
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I'm curious - 
-why would anyone want to turn off DRL?
It's an excellent safety feature and IMHO the car looks *much* cooler with them on
I drove from Paris to Sweden yesterday and it struck me how much less a car with no lights on is visible - a difference that can be lethal if you are catching up with slower traffic doing 150mph on Autobahn
(man, those Germans with their 545's, they fly on Autobahn
)
-why would anyone want to turn off DRL?It's an excellent safety feature and IMHO the car looks *much* cooler with them on
I drove from Paris to Sweden yesterday and it struck me how much less a car with no lights on is visible - a difference that can be lethal if you are catching up with slower traffic doing 150mph on Autobahn
(man, those Germans with their 545's, they fly on Autobahn
)
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Originally Posted by BosseP999' date='Oct 27 2005, 08:28 AM
I'm curious -? ? -why would anyone want to turn off DRL?
It's an excellent safety feature and IMHO the car looks *much* cooler with them on
I drove from Paris to Sweden yesterday and it struck me how much less a car with no lights on is visible - a difference that can be lethal if you are catching up with slower traffic doing 150mph on Autobahn?
(man, those Germans with their 545's, they fly on Autobahn?? )
? -why would anyone want to turn off DRL?It's an excellent safety feature and IMHO the car looks *much* cooler with them on
I drove from Paris to Sweden yesterday and it struck me how much less a car with no lights on is visible - a difference that can be lethal if you are catching up with slower traffic doing 150mph on Autobahn?
(man, those Germans with their 545's, they fly on Autobahn?
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Originally Posted by BosseP999' date='Oct 27 2005, 06:28 AM
I'm curious -? ? -why would anyone want to turn off DRL?
It's an excellent safety feature and IMHO the car looks *much* cooler with them on
I drove from Paris to Sweden yesterday and it struck me how much less a car with no lights on is visible - a difference that can be lethal if you are catching up with slower traffic doing 150mph on Autobahn?
(man, those Germans with their 545's, they fly on Autobahn?? )
? -why would anyone want to turn off DRL?It's an excellent safety feature and IMHO the car looks *much* cooler with them on
I drove from Paris to Sweden yesterday and it struck me how much less a car with no lights on is visible - a difference that can be lethal if you are catching up with slower traffic doing 150mph on Autobahn?
(man, those Germans with their 545's, they fly on Autobahn?
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Originally Posted by Canada545' date='Oct 27 2005, 12:08 PM
[quote name='BosseP999' date='Oct 27 2005, 06:28 AM']I'm curious -? ? -why would anyone want to turn off DRL?
It's an excellent safety feature and IMHO the car looks *much* cooler with them on
I drove from Paris to Sweden yesterday and it struck me how much less a car with no lights on is visible - a difference that can be lethal if you are catching up with slower traffic doing 150mph on Autobahn?
(man, those Germans with their 545's, they fly on Autobahn?? )
? -why would anyone want to turn off DRL?It's an excellent safety feature and IMHO the car looks *much* cooler with them on
I drove from Paris to Sweden yesterday and it struck me how much less a car with no lights on is visible - a difference that can be lethal if you are catching up with slower traffic doing 150mph on Autobahn?
(man, those Germans with their 545's, they fly on Autobahn?
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[/quote]The reason I would like them off is because I would rather have only the angel eyes on during the day, this can not be acomplished with the drls on.
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No offense meant, but I think that just having the halos on looks kind of dumb...kind of like folks who like to have their fogs on when there is no fog.... <_<
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Basically, with just the halos on, that means you have your PARKING lights on.
I've often wished there was no middle setting for lights on cars because I see too many people driving around with parking lights thinking it is adequate enough light for them to be seen. Folks, they are called parking lights for a reason....
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Basically, with just the halos on, that means you have your PARKING lights on.
I've often wished there was no middle setting for lights on cars because I see too many people driving around with parking lights thinking it is adequate enough light for them to be seen. Folks, they are called parking lights for a reason....
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Originally Posted by ?gent99' date='Oct 27 2005, 03:10 PM
No offense meant, but I think that just having the halos on looks kind of dumb...kind of like folks who like to have their fogs on when there is no fog....? <_<
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Basically, with just the halos on, that means you have your PARKING lights on.
I've often wished there was no middle setting for lights on cars because I see too many people driving around with parking lights thinking it is adequate enough light for them to be seen.? Folks, they are called parking lights for a reason....
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Basically, with just the halos on, that means you have your PARKING lights on.
I've often wished there was no middle setting for lights on cars because I see too many people driving around with parking lights thinking it is adequate enough light for them to be seen.? Folks, they are called parking lights for a reason....
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I would keep the parking lights on, (Angel Eyes) just during the day, instead of DRLs.
