BMW - disable off driving lights

[JessicaLawson]

Hello !

There is no switch to turn off the driving lights (car was imported new so follows EU rules I guess) but I see many new cars driving with them off. How do they do that ? Do I need to have some kind of over-ride switch fitted - and would the BMW dealer do this for me ? I want to be able to chose myself when the driving lights are on or off.

Thank you !

[Kwasaki]

24 minutes ago, JessicaLawson said:

would the BMW dealer do this for me

A Thai one would, yes. 

[juehoe]

Why you want them to switch off? The daytime running lights (DRL) are quite an important safety feature!

Some lower grades of Thai cars don't have DRL. In some cars you can disable it. My Mazdas have this option in the setup menu.

[transam]

24 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

A Thai one would, yes. 

Trans would too, just take the bulbs out...

[Kwasaki]

13 minutes ago, transam said:

Trans would too, just take the bulbs out...

 think OP is confusing day running lights with night driving lights.

 

Personally l'd leave em alone,  l did with my Volvo but remember many who disconnected them. 

[Crossy]

As above, I cannot imagine anyone opting to drive without daytime running lights if they are fitted.

 

That said a half-competent auto sparks should be able to fit an override switch.

 

 

[Naam]

17 minutes ago, Crossy said:

I cannot imagine anyone opting to drive without daytime running lights if they are fitted.

perhaps to reduce the electricity bill?

[Ace of Pop]

They go to dim automatically when you put on side and dipped so foreget fiddling about


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[Crossy]

13 hours ago, Naam said:

perhaps to reduce the electricity bill?

 

I don't know if it's the same now, but when I lived in Seoul in the mid-90s all vehicles turned off headlights when waiting at traffic signals, apparently to save fuel. Some of the waits were quite long but even so the fuel saving must have been minuscule.

[Naam]

26 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

I don't know if it's the same now, but when I lived in Seoul in the mid-90s all vehicles turned off headlights when waiting at traffic signals, apparently to save fuel. Some of the waits were quite long but even so the fuel saving must have been minuscule.

there is indeed a tiny fuel saving because the alternator draws less horsepowers. it does count when driving a car which is powered only by batteries.

[Kwasaki]

4 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

I don't know if it's the same now, but when I lived in Seoul in the mid-90s all vehicles turned off headlights when waiting at traffic signals, apparently to save fuel. Some of the waits were quite long but even so the fuel saving must have been minuscule.

Remember me dad turning off at lights to save fuel and coasting in neutral at long downhill runs.