Turn off DRL

[Bhubiz]

Hi, is there any way to turn off the DRL when driving during the day time ?

 

[MG Clive]

No, they are specifically designed to be on in the daytime as a safety feature to make the vehicle more visible to other road users, if they could be turned off while driving, there would be no point having them, we'd be going back to relying on the driver to turn their lights on themselves.

 

[Alb]

Curious as to why you would want to do this?

 

[5teep]

I remember when top gear went to Vietnam, local drivers there would drive without headlights to save on fuel.
The DRLs are leds though so they don't use much power.

 

[Bhubiz]

When parked I can turn it off but when driving it doesn't turn off. I think we should get the choice to turn on or off. My personal opinion.

 

[MG Clive]

When parked I can turn it off but when driving it doesn't turn off. I think we should get the choice to turn on or off. My personal opinion.

I understand your need for personal choice, but if turning lights on was left to the choice or discretion of the driver, we could have cars driving round with no lights on, either because they forgot to turn them on, or because they simply don't think it's necessary or dark enough.

The introduction and use of DRLs (purely in the interest of safety) has just about got rid of people dangerously driving round with no lights on at all.

 

[Alb]

When parked I can turn it off but when driving it doesn't turn off. I think we should get the choice to turn on or off. My personal opinion.

You don't have an option to turn them off when parked, it happens automatically (which is a good thing).