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Owmers manual implies that I can turn off my daytime driving lights... but I cannot.

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Old 05-23-2014, 04:41 PM
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Default Owmers manual implies that I can turn off my daytime driving lights... but I cannot.

Sport Chrono, '08, high intensity lights, errr... not sure what other info is relevant and not contained in my sig.

No position of the headlight switch results in the daytime driving lights being turned off, although my owner's manual implied that this is possible.

Was wondering if there is something I can do either obvious (but, duh, not to me!) or as a re-program or workaround... or maybe the dealer can do to kill the daytime driving lights.

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you have to go into the PCM screen using the lever on the steering wheel
Find the option to uncheck Daytime running lights (DRL)
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Ya know... I'll bet I screwed this up myself when I got familiar with all the PCM features... because I swear the daytime lights weren't on when I first got the car two months ago!

lol

Thanks. I'll check it out tonight!
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It's in the PCM in the settings menu--lighting, DRL ON/OFF.

Not sure if it's one of the weird "only if you have sport chrono" user options or not.
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Originally Posted by Iceter
It's in the PCM in the settings menu--lighting, DRL ON/OFF.

Not sure if it's one of the weird "only if you have sport chrono" user options or not.
Yep - user programmable with Sport Chrono otherwise dealer has to do it. Have to be parked when you set it too - can't set it when driving. Buttons on PCM for selection not the stalk on the steering wheel.
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You want to be less visible, and therefore less safe, because ... ?
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We cannot turn them off here in Canada.
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I have sports Chrono pkg...

Enabled "Day Time Running Lights" through PCM.

Main > Set > Individ. Memory > Light > Day run. lights
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Didn't know this was an option so I turned it on and realized that all the light turn on - headlights and the DRL on the fog light.

Hated it so I turned it off again.



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