Peace Indeed!

Life is good; we have the best car in the Universe!

 

I actually like the DRLs. Here in California, it is now the law that one should have lights on when it is raining. ( not much rain here in Southern California anyway) If you do not, you might get a ticket. So now I just dont have to worry about.

 

Will the daytime running lights work if the HCH is traveling at the speed of light (To borrow from Stephen Wright)?

Aneil

 

yes. though your mpg may suffer.

 

Sure they will, if you don't get stopped for speeding.

But you're not going to see them if you're in front of the car, for two reasons. One, their frequency will be shifted too high to see. And second, the car will crush you before you see it coming.

 

I noticed an Accord Hybrid today on the road and pulled alongside to wave (they didn't notice - ack) but after pulling in front of their car I noticed that they did not have any DRLs. I don't know if this was the newest Accord or not but was the DRL just a feature of the latest Civic? Is it on the new Accord also? Just wonderin'.

 

'05 Accords (hybrid or not) did not have DRL's. So that must have been the likely explanation. If it was definitely an '06 - updated headlamps, taillamps and bumpers for 2006 would have been the clue - then the relay for the DRL's have been removed, which by the way can also be done on the HCH.

 

Hi all... first post here. Great information all around. I'm looking at getting the 07 HCH in the next month or two. Can't wait!

Anyway, after reading this thread and no one really coming up with any reason for being able to turn off the DRLs, I have one for you. One of our cars is a 99 Chevy Venture and the lights are on anytime the car is started. The only way to turn them off is to apply the parking brake before starting the car. Obviously it is not good to drive with the parking brake on.

So anyway, my reason (or a reason for anyone) for wanting them off??? - doesn't anyone do Christmas light looking while driving in their car? We have lots of small communities in our area that request that you only have your parking lights on and turn off the headlights while driving through the street. We also have drive-thru nativity scenes and large light shows. The first time we went through the large light show, we had no idea how to turn off the headlights. Everyone in front of us was pissed! One day in January after all the light looking was done, I started the car at night with the parking brake on. Not thinking about it I took off the parking brake and realized the headlights came on. So I tried applying the parking brake with the car running but the lights stayed on. I then turned off the car, pushed the parking brake in all the way and started the car and the headlights didn't come on. So I turned off the car again and pushed the parking brake in ever so slightly till I heard the first click where it would hold in place (there are about 12-15 clicks to get it all the way in), then started the car. Sure enough the headlights stayed off. I could manually turn them on with the headlight switch (which is always in the off position, but has a parking light position, and also a headlight position).

So now when we go light looking, we pull into the beginning of the street off to the side, turn off the car, put the parking brake down 1 click, then start the car back up and turn the headlight switch to parking lights only. With the brake at 1 click it isn't putting any pressure on the rear drum brake that it is connected to.

Can anyone check to see if this can be done with the parking brake on the HCH. From previous posts in this thread it sounds like the DRLs don't come on until the parking brake is removed. I'd hate to get out of the car and pull the fuse when we go light looking.

For the OP to ask this question, there will always be a real reason for wanting (or not wanting) a "feature" even for a specific time of the year or any number of situations other than just "I JUST WANT THE DRLs OFF WHEN I WANT TO".

 

Exactamundo! That's what I've been trying to say all along, but there are those who say that's not a good enough reason.

You are not the first to have a valid reason to want to turn off your lights. There have been others listed, and yours is another great installment in the list of reasons "to just want the DRLs off" for whatever reason. If there's any reason, then there's lots of reasons. Thanks.

The only sensible solution is to have a swich. When people want them on they can turn them on. When people want them off they can turn them off. Such a brilliant, yet simple solution. Funny that it should be so difficult or raise such heated debate.

 

I happen to like the DRL (for one thing, they satisfy the state law requiring lights on in rain or fog), but if Zim or anyone else wants to disable them by yanking the fuse, installing a switch or whatever, more power to him. Just don't expect your insurance to pay up if you get into a collision where low light was a factor. And don't be surprised if the investigating cop tickets you for contributory negligence.

As for the mileage "penalty", that .001 MPG is a real killer.