I can't seem to find a way to turn off my headlights while moving.

Went to see the Christmas light display the other night and to my embarrassment found no way to shut them off.

Felt pretty stupid. Any help in this? Or is this another automated safety feature?

 

The left-hand switch on my UK car (right-hand drive) on the steering column binnacle for direction indicators is also the lights switch and has settings: -

- Off
- Sidelights
- Main headlights
- Auto lights
- some settings for time delay on lights switch-off

If you are on auto, the lights come on in the dark or at least when light levels are low. If you then turn them off anyway, you'll get a warning. Lights should switch off when engine is turned off.

 

Oops, wrong forum !! My car is an X350 (previous model)

Sorry for any confusion.

 

It's ok. I tried the obvious off position and they still go on when I move. Car is trying to outsmart me. And it is. Lol

 

Sounds like the option for daylight running lights has been selected, as would be a car configured for Canada. Maybe your dealer can reconfigure?

 

Yep, sounds like your car has the DRL programming that keeps the headlights on all the time. See your dealer to re-program.

 

I am pretty sure you are all right. I think the dealer told me my car was set up Canadian.

Question: if this is reset can you still get the daylight running lights on?

 

The dealer programming puts the car in either normal mode or DRL mode. It can be switched back and forth by programming only--you can't do this with any in car controls. DRL mode only keeps your headlights on all the time as required in Canada--it does not affect the LED lights below the headlights. There is no way to get these to come on without the headlights unless you put the light switch in park mode and then the taillights come on too.

 

wow how do u put it in park mode. I want to drive it with just the less it looks cool. tks

 

Just a word on DLRs- they have never proven to increase safety by any measurable margin and in fact are believed by many (including me) to actually DECREASE safety. Canada adopted DLRs following a study carried out in Scandinavia. This study later proved to be as credible as Algore and his global warming crap.

A drawback with DLRs is that it turns on the headlight and dashlights- but not tail or marker lights. This means that cars without autolights are commonly seen driving around with the rear end 'dark' and the driver unaware.

 

It's the first position from "off" on the light switch stalk.

 

So its either or? DRL or no automatic lights if in Park setting?

 

I don't know for sure since I've never had mine programmed in DRL mode, but I would think that the automatic light function would still work to turn on your taillights and running lights after dark--it's just that the headlights would stay on all the time. The "park" switch position is totally different--it just turns on the front LED lights and taillights only.

 

For convention, we here have all our cars programmed for Daytime Running Lights, unless the new owner requests otherwise. That makes the headlamps come on whenever a gear is selected, regardless of the headlamp switch setting. If you want to run your car with the front LED "Signature Lights" only, then DRL's must be programmed off. It is a setting that can't be changed by the driver.

Hope that helps!