Though no one would argue its good to have, I want to have the option of turning them on and off manually. There are instances you do NOT want them on automatically. first instance the other day I went to a motor drive inn. I was driving around with the darn light on. Please do NOt tell me to go to the dealer, I know they know how to do it. Any one know how to disengage the unit that makes them go on at dusk and dawn??? Thank you!
2007-07-08 08:23:03 · 2 answers · asked by Rambo 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Toyota
You are describing two different systems. "Day Time Running Lights" (DRLs) stay on all the time not just as dusk or dawn. There is a separate system that turns on the regular headlights when it detects darkness. There is a sensor on top of the dashboard that controls the dawn/dusk lights.
Typically the DRLs run at partial brightness by using a large energy dissipation resistor connected in series with the headlights when running in DRL mode. This is usually a rectangular object under the hood with a screen around it to keep hands away because it can get hot. On my Lexus it had a picture of a hand with a circle and slash warning not to touch it. Once I unplugged it (after the car had been off for a while to make sure it was cool), the DRLs never came back on again.
If you want to do more research about disabling your DRLs you can start here:
http://www.lightsout.org/disable.html
2007-07-12 13:39:00 · answer #1 · answered by Tom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might put a post on this forum, they are the guys that should know. http://www.corollacarclub.com/forum/
good luck
2007-07-08 15:28:26 · answer #2 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋