Do you switch on your DRL?

[Guest lightning]

Lately I noticed a few W212 with DRL on the road chose not to switch on... :confused: what is your thoughts? :noidea:

[Guest 9339]

Prolong the life spend of their DRL......

[Guest achtungbaby]

my light switch is always on A...cant really see if the drl is on readless..wat switch needs to be on for the drl to light up on its own?...

[Guest Vincar]

DRL to turn on or off, using instrument panel select "setting" follow by "light", need to off engine before activate or deactivate DRL.

[Guest blackmercs]

lightning wrote:

Lately I noticed a few W212 with DRL on the road chose not to switch on... :confused: what is your thoughts? :noidea:

DRL stands for DAYlight Running Light rite? Then is meant to be on during daylight!!

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blackmercs wrote:

DRL stands for DAYlight Running Light rite? Then is meant to be on during daylight!!

exactly...DRL suppose to be a safety feature and why ppl after paying the extra for the advantgarde model and yet not using it? :shocked:

[Guest manualisbetter]

maybe driver feel a bit too "loud" running on the rd with DRL on when bright sunny sky is juz above our head with no fog and 100m clear visibility ahead.. hence juz off it :becky:

i do notice less audi driver turn it on now when they are the early adopter and proud user of their bright LED DRL on their models :bounce:

[Guest blackmercs]

lightning wrote:

exactly...DRL suppose to be a safety feature and why ppl after paying the extra for the advantgarde model and yet not using it? :shocked:

Well in life, u dont have it, u wan it and paid $1000 plus plus for it. Once u have it, u wanna leave or remove it. hahahahahaha

[Guest Mark_twain88]

Haha.... mine turned on (Auto) since Day 1 and fully maximising this safety feature!

Got 3-year warranty to test how lasting it is.....

Cheers!

Mark

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Mark_twain88 wrote:

Haha.... mine turned on (Auto) since Day 1 and fully maximising this safety feature!

Got 3-year warranty to test how lasting it is.....

Cheers!

Mark

:becky: me too... make our $$ worth...:bounce:

[Guest jtang]

My new W204 is one of the only 3 cars brought into S'pore by C&C with DRL in the Intelligent Light option. I simply love this & have been using it since Day1.

[Guest Mr. M]

My dad was driving to fetch me one day and I was expecting to see the DRLs from afar...

But as the car came towards me I realised that he turned it off!

I then went to the car hurriedly and then asked him why he turned it off. He says to 'save power'. :bounce:

Don't think you can save much by turning it off. Just leave it on.

On another note, I found out the real reason why he did it. It's because the DRL is tied up with the lights staying on even after locking the car, and he didn't like that. Haven't found a way to separate the two functions yet... Yes yes, the manual... Lazy lah :becky:

[Guest st8800]

For W211 owners who wants DRL, I have an answer for u.

Just bought the Carlsson DRL but unfortunately can't used them because I just installed AMG body kit: http://www.sgmerc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17923.

[Guest alex123]

blackmercs wrote:

Well in life, u dont have it, u wan it and paid $1000 plus plus for it. Once u have it, u wanna leave or remove it. hahahahahaha

There is much truth in what you said!

But then again, the DRL comes standard on the Avant Garde model, right?

Of course one can opt for the Elegance but the wood trim in the Elegance is too old-fashioned (in my opinion).

[Guest alex123]

manualisbetter wrote:

maybe driver feel a bit too "loud" running on the rd with DRL on when bright sunny sky is juz above our head with no fog and 100m clear visibility ahead.. hence juz off it :becky:

i do notice less audi driver turn it on now when they are the early adopter and proud user of their bright LED DRL on their models :bounce:

I tend to think that in our highly-urban context, it is not necessary (just like fog lights).

[Guest st8800]

alex123 wrote:

There is much truth in what you said!

But then again, the DRL comes standard on the Avant Garde model, right?

Of course one can opt for the Elegance but the wood trim in the Elegance is too old-fashioned (in my opinion).

No bro, w211 don't come with DRL only 212 comes as standard. It's more for looks than anything else. According to carlsson, less than 10 ordered in Singapore. So the owner will be one of the proud few. Just my luck that I opt for AMG kit so late. If can fit, I would surely use myself. :Cry:

[Guest kepiting1sg]

st8800 wrote:

No bro, w211 don't come with DRL only 212 comes as standard. It's more for looks than anything else. According to carlsson, less than 10 ordered in Singapore. So the owner will be one of the proud few. Just my luck that I opt for AMG kit so late. If can fit, I would surely use myself. :Cry:

Hockey DRLs come std only for W212 Avantgarde models.

Some PIs retrofit them locally for Classic & Elegance models.

[Guest sanity2010]

Same here :-)

I dread the day the stupid LED bulbs blow out at 3.5 years ...

Mark_twain88 wrote:

Haha.... mine turned on (Auto) since Day 1 and fully maximising this safety feature!

Got 3-year warranty to test how lasting it is.....

Cheers!

Mark

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sanity2010 wrote:

Same here :-)

I dread the day the stupid LED bulbs blow out at 3.5 years ...

by then probably you may want to change to the straight DRL...saw it on display at C&C showroom

[Guest apple088]

Mark_twain88 wrote:

Haha.... mine turned on (Auto) since Day 1 and fully maximising this safety feature!

Got 3-year warranty to test how lasting it is.....

Cheers!

Mark

dont bet on the 3-yr warranty. It was given as 3 yrs for a reason. 3 yr and 1 day it will spoil ... hahaha ...

[SHCHUA]

Have you guys any idea how to keep the drls on? im driving this elegance model that has the drls but then whenever my headlamps is on, the drls go off and ive no idea why have anyone here experienced this before?

[Tigershark]

when headlamps are on, DRLs go off so as not to blind oncoming traffic.

 

iirc, only those with ILS hv both headlamps and DRLs available at the same time. In this setup, the headlamps/DRLs are dimmed suitable to avoid being overly glaring.

[Old-MAN]

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[SHCHUA]

so the integrated light system is only on for avantgarde models? because currently the person that asked me this was on an elegance model.

[Banana55]

My W212 came with ILS. Its a cool feature. However, at times, I feel that i have no control over the headlights.

 

As long as she sense a ilttle dim, it ll auto ON. So, headlights on curtain occassion is ON/OFF, ON/OFF. Abit irritating at times.

 

My DRL is set to OFF as i felt that its not a need, its like a "showoff". Anyway, when ILS sense Dim location, it will auto ON - All 6 points of light on the front.