DRL's on pre LCI cars
11-03-2010, 08:28 PM
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Ahh, I stand corrected. Though again, I personally have never seen any pre-LCI's I have worked on with that in their option. I guess not all cars are created equal is correct, lol.
And actually, this actually jotted my memory a little. I remember reading that this is actually available for cars outside of US (but again, this DRL is the high beam at lower current and not angel eye).
Anyhoo, my bad tuffluck
Sorry for the confusion.
And actually, this actually jotted my memory a little. I remember reading that this is actually available for cars outside of US (but again, this DRL is the high beam at lower current and not angel eye).
Anyhoo, my bad tuffluck
Sorry for the confusion.
11-03-2010, 09:05 PM
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Actually tuffluck was right & this been discussed before this is on mine from way back (almost 4 yrs ago) = http://forums.5serie...post__p__357514
Try it. I was looking into this for a while. It is also explained in the drivers manual on page 87. but its a little more confussing
11-03-2010, 10:36 PM
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Ahh, I stand corrected. Though again, I personally have never seen any pre-LCI's I have worked on with that in their option. I guess not all cars are created equal is correct, lol.
And actually, this actually jotted my memory a little. I remember reading that this is actually available for cars outside of US (but again, this DRL is the high beam at lower current and not angel eye).
Anyhoo, my bad tuffluck Sorry for the confusion.
And actually, this actually jotted my memory a little. I remember reading that this is actually available for cars outside of US (but again, this DRL is the high beam at lower current and not angel eye).
Anyhoo, my bad tuffluck
Sorry for the confusion.
11-03-2010, 10:52 PM
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I have 2004 530i with DRL in I-drive since 2004 without any updat! 
When the DRL is activated the low beam+AE are ON all the time day or night. I have adaptive xenon.
When the DRL is activated the low beam+AE are ON all the time day or night. I have adaptive xenon.
11-10-2010, 12:03 PM
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What? No ... I think you got confuse with somethin' else ... the DRL = Daytime Running Lights in pre-LCI is the high beam light up in reduce power so it's visible from far distance (hence the name) ... Not sure what you talking about in my case if I put my headlight switch all the way to the right and I turn the car off the headlight turn off with it ... the only bing/gong sound I got is if I left the switch in the parking light mode (one click to the right from center/off) ...
Actually, this Daytime driving lights option on pre-lci's controls whether the headlights (low beams) turn off automatically when you turn the car off. If this option is selected (on Pre-LCI's), then the car wont sound a bing that you left your lights on...
Try it. I was looking into this for a while. It is also explained in the drivers manual on page 87. but its a little more confussing
Try it. I was looking into this for a while. It is also explained in the drivers manual on page 87. but its a little more confussing
11-10-2010, 12:15 PM
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My pre-LCI halo has a daytime running option.
When the DRL box is ticked an lights are in auto mode the low beam and angel eyes are on.
When the box is unticked and the light switch is in auto mode, the lights are off but come on automatically when it gets dark or you go into a dark spot (tunnel).
When the DRL box is ticked an lights are in auto mode the low beam and angel eyes are on.
When the box is unticked and the light switch is in auto mode, the lights are off but come on automatically when it gets dark or you go into a dark spot (tunnel).
11-10-2010, 12:36 PM
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Just to make sure ... the DRL option in iDrive we are talking about is for US market pre-LCI car ... as where the OP located 
11-10-2010, 01:32 PM
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i just checked again - turned on DRL's via idrive and they are not the angel eyes, they are in fact just the high beams at a lower luminosity as someone mentioned earlier.
i am not sure what you mean by "cannot see angel eyes during the daytime." they are not super bright, but they are definitely visible. i think i have seen some on the road before that look whiter than mine--these must be the LCI ones.
either way i can turn them on/off via idrive, which apparently is pretty peculiar.
i am not sure what you mean by "cannot see angel eyes during the daytime." they are not super bright, but they are definitely visible. i think i have seen some on the road before that look whiter than mine--these must be the LCI ones.
either way i can turn them on/off via idrive, which apparently is pretty peculiar.
11-10-2010, 11:25 PM
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