Daytime running light strips
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Do these light strips turn on for folks when just running on DRLs set to auto headlight mode? I noticed mine don’t turn on and are only on when the low or high beams are on.
Good to know manual doesn’t indicate clearly what the behavior should be.
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NelsonLee (07-01-2022)
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yea thanks. Feel a bit dumb. I see on my 911 it’s the same behavior. For some reason I’ve always thought the strips act as drls along with the matrix dots.
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What year is your Cayenne Turbo? Mine is 2019.
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Hello all,
I realize this is an older post question, and this is maybe covered on another thread (my apologies in advance);
but can you just manually turn on the "parking" lights and manually turn on the headlights whenever you want to on these 2019 + Cayenne vehicles ?
thank you.
I realize this is an older post question, and this is maybe covered on another thread (my apologies in advance);
but can you just manually turn on the "parking" lights and manually turn on the headlights whenever you want to on these 2019 + Cayenne vehicles ?
thank you.
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Your headlights default to AUTO mode each time you start your Cayenne. (USA spec vehicle). During daylight, your Daytime Running Lights (DRL) will illuminate. This is the signature “Four light” pattern that illuminates. The main headlights, front parking lights and taillights remain off.
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If you wish to manually turn on your headlights during daylight, briefly press the lower left button on the control cluster. The four DRL’s will brighten to full intensity and the center headlight will illuminate, Note the light bars are illuminated — hard to see in the photo:
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Turning on the Fog Lights will also turn on the headlights and taillights during daylight. The Fog Lights are the same ones used for static cornering.
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It will also activate the rear fog lights which are very bright — much brighter than the taillights.
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Note that in the photo below, the headlight icon also illuminated since I was inside my darkened garage.
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To activate the parking lights, briefly press the parking light button. The front and rear parking lights will illuminate and the headlights (or daytime running lights) will extinguish. Those affected buttons will also extinguish.
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The panel will display a confusing “Hold to switch off lights” message. The message refers to turning off ALL lights. Your parking lights are currently ON. (See below for more on this message)
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To completely turn off all exterior lights (and your interior backlighting) press the parking light button for about two seconds. The lights will extinguish and the panel will display “Lights have been switched off” message. NOTE: You do not have to first engage parking lights prior to turning off all lights. Pressing for two seconds will turn off all lights from any lighting mode.
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Here’s my issue with the lights, which I discovered while driving through a Christmas light display. You cannot turn off the headlights while driving over 5 mph. If you turned them off while parked, they will reactivate at 6 mph.
So, you say, “Just drive through the light display at 5 mph.” NOPE! The lights reactivate to Auto mode after driving 100 meters, even if you are driving 5 mph.
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@Schnave is like the Cayenne Wikipedia. Always with the fantastic posts!
We should re-name the digital owner's manual from "Good to Know" to "Just ask Schnave".
We should re-name the digital owner's manual from "Good to Know" to "Just ask Schnave".
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