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01-21-2007, 06:38 AM | #1 |
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Daytime Running Lights
Ok, today has been about the first day since getting the car that the auto headlights didn't activate (due to the weather being a bit brighter!) - so only the daytime running lights came on. These actually seemed brighter than the sidelight setting which surprised me. I thought the DRL were the same as the sidelights ... but is seems an extra non-xenon bulb lights up somewhere... can anybody confirm this???
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01-21-2007, 08:15 AM | #2 |
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Yes, DRL setting definitely results in brighter "angel eyes" than sidelights. To confirm this, just park in front of a wall or garage door, and you can see the lights reflected.
On a related subject, I originally I thought the automatic light setting was a gimmick, but now I have got used to it. The only time it didn't work for me was in daytime fog, when it only put the angel eyes on and not the dipped headlights (presumably because it wasn't dark enough). I think it would be good to have some indication inside the car to show what lights are actually on when in automatic mode.
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Thank you for pointing this out - I didn't notice the little green LED down there... clearly I need to RTFM more carefully. ;-)
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