Any way to defeat the "always on" condition of the headlights..? -- Larry J. - Remove spamtrap in ALLCAPS to e-mail "If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very low crime rate." - Marion Barry, mayor of Washington, D.C.
always on? I have a new 05 Pilot and you can leave them on and they turn off when you lock the car, but I dont use that
They go on when the car is started, even if they're switched off. A few years ago, several manufacturers were doing this, but I thought they all stopped it.
Where are you located..? Maybe it's a state or regionsl thing. I'm in Arizona. -- Larry J. - Remove spamtrap in ALLCAPS to e-mail "If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very low crime rate." - Marion Barry, mayor of Washington, D.C.
I'm in Arizona. -- Larry J. - Remove spamtrap in ALLCAPS to e-mail "If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very low crime rate." - Marion Barry, mayor of Washington, D.C.
Waiving the right to remain silent, "Larry J." D-oh... I learned the cause. I called the dealer. The car has the "Daytime running lights" option. I didn't know that, and it can't be switched off.
Interesting. Mind asking them and reporting back if they have that option for the 2005 CRV? Honda claims they don't, and won't. "DRLs, perhaps? Is this a Canadian-spec car? Larry J. wrote: Any way to defeat the "always on" condition of the headlights..? "
Larry J. wrote: Waiving the right to remain silent, RWM <> said: Interesting. Mind asking them and reporting back if they have that option for the 2005 CRV? Honda claims they don't, and won't. Then, I guess they don't have it for the CRV. Yeah, well, the point being, they don't officially have them for the 2005 Pilot, either... but your dealer seems to have installed them. Safety info for the 2005 EX 5-Spd AT Sport Utility Vehicle Standard and optional safety features available for this vehicle. Safety Features ABS Brakes STD Driver Air Bag STD Passenger Air Bag STD Side Air Bag STD Daytime Running Lights N/A
Contrary to popular beleif they can be turned on and off. I just bought an 05 Odyssey on Friday 02/25 and the vehicle does not "come" with daytime running lights (DRL's)... but was told that it could easily and quickly be turned on (and off) by one of the technicians. I asked if all of the vehicles were like that, and the sales guy said that all of the vehicles with keyless entry and/or alarms have the ability, but that they're not all programmed to. You might call your dealer/service tech back and ask them again.
Waiving the right to remain silent, "Joshua Miller" Well, I concluded that the dealer could do it. I meant that _I_ could not do it.
out of curisoty, why wouldnt you want drl? they do actually have a purpose. All canadian vechicles are required to have them as its a safety concern
While I agree with the idea of DRLs, I can cite two very good reasons against them. 1: The Pilot's headlights turn off when the car is turned off and the key removed. So just leave the lights on and you have DRLs (Its what I do on my '04 Pilot and both Saabs we own). 2: If you are at all involved with Astronomy, you know that you should never have white light while at a dark sky site or star party. When I go out to observe and if I want to leave before dawn, I would piss off a lot of people if my headlights came on when I started my car. I could potentially ruin a lot of people's hours long images, as well as their night vision. So we use red lights to see by. And we leave either with no lights or parking lights only.
Not the dreaded DRL thread again! Anyway, in the USA our roads are enough different that DRLs are not really a benefit much of the time. Many people spend most of their time on freeways. What we call freeways are divided, limited access roads with no intersections or driveways. DRLs just don't contribute anything to that. A few of us use highways, the type of roads that I believe are called freeways up there. These are single strips of pavement that accommodate traffic both directions, at speeds around 100 kph, with intersections, side roads and driveways. The long-standing practice has been to drive on those with lights on day and night - my parents explained that to me around 1960. Mike
Regular headlamps should not remain on when turned off during the day. If they do, there is likely a problem with the daylight sensor located on top of the dash near the windshield. It could also be a switch malfunction or wiring somewhere. Difficult to diagnose by yourself and could be expensive to fix. This should not be happening on a 2005 Honda.
