1999 Camry Day Time Running Lights
BigBear
dealer says that they don't make anything for this.
T.H. Cheng
Fred Towner
BigBear <big...@theriver.com> wrote in message
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> I am looking for a way to turn of the day time running lights. My Toyota
> dealer says that they don't make anything for this.
Why would you want to do this?
DTRLs have been law here in Canada for many years. Statistics have shown
they they contribute much to safety and have reduced accident rates
significantly.
Why would anyone want to defeat a feature that could enhance their safety,
and even possibly save their lives?
--
Fred Towner, VA7XX/VE6XX
Jaffray British Columbia Canada
49 24N 115 15W
tow...@cyberlink.bc.ca
Tzyh-horng Cheng
switch), it will only leave the parking(corner) lights on but shut the main head
lights off.
"Eileen M. Francis" wrote:
> I work on a military reservation. When approaching the sentry after
> dark, I am requested to switch to parking lamps so as not to blind
> him. While I agree that daytime use of headlamps is a great idea -- I
> use them at [nearly -- see above] all times -- but feel the need to be
> able to override them.
>
> -DMDesRosiers
Tim Dougherty
wish I could shut them off when parked, idling, in a drive through, etc. I
don't appreciate the lack of control regarding these lights.
Fred Towner wrote in message ...
>
>BigBear <big...@theriver.com> wrote in message
>news:Rdvf4.22156$475.5...@news4.giganews.com...
>> I am looking for a way to turn of the day time running lights. My Toyota
>> dealer says that they don't make anything for this.
>
>Why would you want to do this?
>
>DTRLs have been law here in Canada for many years. Statistics have shown
>they they contribute much to safety and have reduced accident rates
>significantly.
>
>Why would anyone want to defeat a feature that could enhance their safety,
>and even possibly save their lives?
>
>
Eileen M. Francis
dark, I am requested to switch to parking lamps so as not to blind
him. While I agree that daytime use of headlamps is a great idea -- I
use them at [nearly -- see above] all times -- but feel the need to be
able to override them.
-DMDesRosiers
On Fri, 14 Jan 2000 16:46:04 GMT, "Fred Towner"
<tow...@cyberlink.bc.ca> wrote:
Eileen M. Francis
to test it. Alas, it did not. There appears no way to switch the
headlamps off with the engine running.
From the 1999 Toyota Camry (USA version) Owner's Manual (p.79):
"Daytime running light system -- The headlights turn on at a reduced
intensity when the parking brake is released with the engine started,
even with the light switch in the "OFF" position. They will not go
off until the ignition switch is turned off.
<paragraph deleted>
Twist the knob to the position 2 to turn the headlights to full
intensity for driving at night.
The headlights automatically turn to full intensity in the twilight
with the light switch in the "OFF" position."
Thanks anyway,
-DMDesRosiers
On Mon, 17 Jan 2000 18:05:59 -0800, Tzyh-horng Cheng <ch...@sunup.com>
wrote:
>Just turn the head light switch to "Park Light" position(the first stage on the
>switch), it will only leave the parking(corner) lights on but shut the main head
>lights off.
>
>
>"Eileen M. Francis" wrote:
>
netr...@home.com
during day light hours ..but, there's gotta be a way to have total control by
flipping an inserted switch. We went to the moon, we got by Y2K, now we just got
to get by the government and micro chips making all of the decisions having to do
with how to drive our cars.
Tzyh-horng Cheng wrote:
> Just turn the head light switch to "Park Light" position(the first stage on the
> switch), it will only leave the parking(corner) lights on but shut the main head
> lights off.
>
> "Eileen M. Francis" wrote:
>
> > I work on a military reservation. When approaching the sentry after
> > dark, I am requested to switch to parking lamps so as not to blind
> > him. While I agree that daytime use of headlamps is a great idea -- I
> > use them at [nearly -- see above] all times -- but feel the need to be
> > able to override them.
> >
Fred Towner
Tzyh-horng Cheng <ch...@sunup.com> wrote in message
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> Just turn the head light switch to "Park Light" position(the first stage
on the
> switch), it will only leave the parking(corner) lights on but shut the
main head
> lights off.
Unfortunately that doesn't work with DTRLs. The headlights come on
automatically when you turn on the ignition, and don't go off until you turn
the ignition off. There is no way to switch them off.
Anthony B
we set the light switch on to the first (dim) position, then the lights will
automatically turn off and on according to the car's ignition state. There
is also a bright normal night driving setting. We also have an ' off '
setting, where they turn off completely, and stay off.
In Australia, daytime running lights are not mandatory, which is why we can
do this I guess.
Tzyh-horng Cheng
driving my parents' Jetta. The DTRLs worked that way. I thought Toyotas would
work the same way. Too bad, wrong guess.
Tim Dougherty
temporarily? It would be nice if while in drive/in-motion one could switch
off the lights and the system will allow them to stay off for as long as
5-10 seconds, enough time to blink a trucker into your lane or flash your
lights off and on for a lightless driver going the other way. Also, the
computer could maybe allow you to turn off your headlights when stopped or
in park. Just a thought.
netr...@home.com wrote in message <3883D337...@home.com>...
>Being able to lower the headlights down to the parking light position is a
help
>during day light hours ..but, there's gotta be a way to have total control
by
>flipping an inserted switch. We went to the moon, we got by Y2K, now we
just got
>to get by the government and micro chips making all of the decisions having
to do
>with how to drive our cars.
>
>Tzyh-horng Cheng wrote:
>
>> Just turn the head light switch to "Park Light" position(the first stage
on the
>> switch), it will only leave the parking(corner) lights on but shut the
main head
>> lights off.
>>
Lionel E. Dotson
Anthony B wrote:
>
> In Australia, daytime running lights are not mandatory, which is why we can
> do this I guess.
DRL's are not mandatory in the US either. But the Camrys which supply
both the US and Canada are made in Kentucky. So Toyota gives US cars the
Canadian option to avoid higher production costs and inadvertent
shipments of DRL defeatable cars to Canada.
I have put a disabling switch in the coil of the DRL relay as a stop gap
measure until I find a better way to control the system.
BrooksGary
how to keep the lights off when just idling or parking. The answer was to have
the emergency brake on when the car was started. It works. No day time
running lights and the sensor does not turn the lights on when it is dark.
Once the brake is released then the sensor take control again. I tried running
with the emergency brake just on far enough for the dash indicator to come on.
As far as I could tell, there was no drag on the brakes but I then had control
of the lights. I wouldn't recommend driving this way all of the time, but it
is an option if necessary.
Gary.
Damn Spam
<TheP...@rcn.com> wrote:
> On 20 Jan 2000 06:59:31 GMT, brook...@aol.com (BrooksGary) wrote:
>
>>I found a way to have control over the lights. I had posted a message asking
>>how to keep the lights off when just idling or parking. The answer was to
have
>>the emergency brake on when the car was started. It works.
>
> Maybe you could put a switch in parallel with the parking break switch
> to make it look like the break is on.
My guess is that this would prevent the cruise control system from working.
crimple...@gmail.com
Sharx35
wrote in message
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So you drive with your e-brake on?? That must make the local brake shops
happy.
sms
> yes, if you want to you can take apart the E-brake and tape the switch (so its always on) then pole the "BRAKE" light on your dash. however i like the DRL's and since the only time i uses it is with my underglow i decided to just drive with my E-brake on.
<http://www.toyotapart.com/DAYTIME_RUNNING_LIGHT_DISABLING_PROCEDURE_T-EL011-00.pdf>
Sharx35
"sms" wrote in message news:mk1v3t$8r8$1...@dont-email.me...
99 % of people have no REAL need to disable DRLs. Why would anyone, on the
right side of the law, WANT
to make their vehicle less visible to others? Disabling DRLs increases the
chance of being hit by someone else.
