Is there a way to turn the daytime running lights off on a 2012 Overland?
Im sure it's the same as the 2011, I just pulled the fuses from under the hood for mine as many others have as well. Just do a search or look in the manual to see which fuses they are. Its the two bigger black fuses in the smaller fuse box forget the exact numbers.
Most insurance companies offer a discount for DRL's. That's a good reason for them...Regarding DRL's. We live in Utah along the Arizona border, very desolate country and very few paved roads. I always pull the fuse on my DRL's just because it seems dorky to be riding around in broad daylight, 30 miles from the nearest paved road, with your headlights on. I know where I'm going and there's no one out there to see me, so why ride around with your lights on?
So does anyone, maybe Milous, know for sure if the dealer can turn off the DRL's with their scan tool?
Never heard of or read such a thing. In countries like Canada and some european countries, this is true, but in the US?First, be aware there are a lot of local laws that say you have to have them on if the car comes equipped. They can issue a ticket if they are off.
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This last sentence pretty much contradicts what you stated above. If the lenses already looked pasty, it's not due to the DRL running all the time if the jeep is brand new. I was always told that the cloudiness/hazy that forms over time is caused from high humidity in the air and I that the issue is more common in the south due to the long seasons of high humidity.Here is a reason why some people would want to turn off their DRL's
Thank GOD my laredo does not have them because I would disable them anyway.
- They add uneeded load to your electrical system
- They cause unecessary heat to your light housing and headlight lenses which ages these crappy poly carbonate lenses that most cars have nowadays.
This is another reason to wash you car more often because this cloudiness less to less visibility at night due to low light output.
- With added heat on the lenses, particles adhere to the lense surface easier which accelerates them looking cloudy overtime.
I looked at a Limited that was one of the first our local jeep dealer sold last year they lense already look pasty.
Pertaining to StarScan, it appears on WK2's from 2011 and forward, you cannot disable DRL's (even by changing country code) or allow the fog lamps to burn when the high beam headlight are selected via StarScan. Myself and a dealer tech spent a good amout of time first trying to enable video in motion (430-RBZ head unit) with no progress. We then moved onto attempting the drl and fog operation mods...no dice on that either. Once we tried to enable the fog/high beam mode, a message popped up which basically told us to F-off. Oh well... Can't say we didn't put forth a good effort though. On the brighter side of things, we're going to meet up in a week or so to make another attempt with a different approach.
Ratchet.... thanks for the feedback and for trying. :thumbsup:Raptor, just reporting back to ya. We just tried the procedure you mentioned and the option to enable fogs w/ high beam operation is in fact NOT available in option list for my vehicle (listed in profile).
I'm having trouble with my Hi/low beams, is the remaining front middle relay for the lights? I cannot find a lights fuse or any other reference to hi/low relay. I get a very soft low beam and no hi beam and thought it might be a faulty relay. YThanksarmored,
Yes, that is correct... you pull the 2 Omron's on the right, leaving the front middle one alone.
Bag them in the glove box or console...
And no more DRL's... that is until you reinstall them.