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CY
Member Since: 16 Aug 2005
Location: Warwickshire
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| Keeping the sidelights on permanently |
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I wonder if this is a trick anyone has managed?
I'm using my D3 as a daily driver at the moment and notice that the majority of other cars on the road have daytime running lights on. To try and avoid being a dark shadow on the road, I tend to turn on my (LED) side lights when driving (mostly country lanes and dual carriageways).
I wondered if anyone has found a way to set these to permanently come on, so that I can leave the main headlight switch set to Auto? I managed this on my Mk6 Golf through some config programming..
Thanks,
Chris 2007 Porsche Boxster (987) 2.7
2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE G4 Challenge (1 of 68)
2023 Defender 90 D250 X-Dynamic HSE
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 22nd Oct 2019 12:54 pm |
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James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Riyadh, KSA
Posts: 3076
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I think you need Scandinavian mode? Quite a few threads on it here:
https://www.disco4.com/forum/search.php?se...rch_time=0 D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
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| 22nd Oct 2019 1:20 pm |
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CY
Member Since: 16 Aug 2005
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 4504
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Thanks James. Think Scandanavian mode has the full (dipped) headlights on though, whereas I ideally only really need the LED side lights.. Not sure if there's a setting for that on the D3?!
Thanks,
Chris 2007 Porsche Boxster (987) 2.7
2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE G4 Challenge (1 of 68)
2023 Defender 90 D250 X-Dynamic HSE
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| 22nd Oct 2019 2:20 pm |
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Martin
Site Admin and Owner
Member Since: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 18506
 
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I'd just run in Scandinavian DRL mode, yes the dipped beam is on but that only increases visibility - which is your target? 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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| 22nd Oct 2019 2:38 pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
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The Chinese socket is centre top of the radiator and is unused, take a feed from there to the side lights or better still fit ring lights inside the fog lights and you will have lights that come on with the ignition and stay on for about 10 seconds after the ignition is switched off?  It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 22nd Oct 2019 2:47 pm |
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kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6608
 
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I have Scandinavian DRL configured but according to the TSB and this forum it’s supposed to work only in the lights off position. I think that’s how it actually does, too.. 
I normally drive with the light switch in auto. The side lights are on as are the xenons. Cornering lights turn on when turning left/right. Although the latter shouldn’t be affected by settings.
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| 22nd Oct 2019 3:56 pm |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10474
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not 100% what you want, as it would default to auto lights,
but you can remove the switch knob if your good at DIY and cut off the 2 limiters on the rear of the knob. The switch will go to an extra position to the left of off. (like fords do, which is where the switch comes from)
Then connect the P terminal on the switch uptp an ignition supply. (available on the switch also).
When the switch was in this extra position the external side lights would come on with the ignition.
To get dip beam, dash lights, fogs etc. you would have to move the switch to other positions.
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| 22nd Oct 2019 6:12 pm |
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M3bobby
Member Since: 21 May 2018
Location: Sleaford, LINCS.
Posts: 857
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Not sure if it would work on D3 but have you read the thread on D4 DRLs using the the fairy lights? Would that work on a D3? I’ve done it to my RRS so I now have the fairy lights on as DRL even in auto. They turn off with the ignition off and doors locked or after 5 minutes of ignition off and doors unlocked. 012MY RRS 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography (Current)
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TPMS (Complete but got an issue)
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2013 RRS Dual View Screen fit (Complete)
2016 LR4 RSE (Complete)
2014 LR4 Homelink (Complete)
2016 FFRR Electrochromatic Wing Mirror Glass (Complete)
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| 22nd Oct 2019 7:14 pm |
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NickJ
Member Since: 11 Oct 2010
Location: there's no f in point
Posts: 2137
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Osram LED DRL and fog lights?
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| 22nd Oct 2019 8:37 pm |
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LR3norway
Member Since: 25 Dec 2016
Location: NORWAY
Posts: 193
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I turned off the lightsettings in the bcm, and feed my drl with the smog sensor signal. Used a doubleworking relay, so when the main light turns on in auto, the DRLs switch off.
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| 23rd Oct 2019 7:21 am |
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