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).

 

[MorrisDancer]

The UK follows the EU regulation that mandates Daytime Running Lights on all new cars. Turning them off isn't an option for the same reason that turning your brake lights off isn't.

 

[John Sauve Rodd]

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.

And when Volvo began to do it in the 80s (from memory) it was because DRLs meant fewer accidents. My late and unlamented mother in law cursed the bloody Swedes, like people do.

 

[TimothyN]

In Sweden, dedicated daytime running lights (DRLs) became a legal requirement on 1 October 1977, when regulations mandated that all motor vehicles use DRLs year‑round in all lighting conditions

In the European Union, the requirement came much later: under Directive 2008/89/EC, all new passenger cars and small delivery vans type-approved on or after 7 February 2011 had to be equipped with functionally dedicated DRLs compliant with UN Regulation 87, and this was extended to trucks and buses in August 2012

In the United Kingdom, being an EU member at the time, the legal requirement mirrored the EU mandate: as of February 2011, all new passenger cars and light goods vehicles sold in the UK had to have DRLs fitted, with heavier vehicles following from August 2012. Earlier UK regulations in 1987 briefly mandated a dim-dip system or DRLs on vehicles first used from 1 April 1987, but this was subsequently ruled unlawful under EC law and did not persist

 

[John Sauve Rodd]

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