Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 21:54:01 GMT From: Malcolm William Mason <mwm1(delete)nospamedu> Subject: Re: Re: Daytime Running lights
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:46:50 GMT, Bob <uctraingNOSPAMnospamanet.com> wrote: >On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 05:59:38 GMT, Malcolm William Mason ><mwm1(delete)nospamedu> wrote: > >>I am now into a 2000 Aero. The previous owner had disabled the running >>lights by removing the fuse. (A fact noted in the owner's manual) On >>replacing the fuse, I get amber lights at the front and red lights at >>the rear. I thought daytime running lights were "HEADLIGHTS ON" >>(possibly at a lower voltage). Cansomeone inform me as to what they >>should be? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >It should be headlights on all the time. However, he may also have had >the computer reprogrammed by a dealer. You'll need to have the dealer >change the program. > >On a Saab, DRL's are the same as running with the headlights on all >the time. If you turn on the parking lights then you will have a >low glow in the headlights but it's not quite DRL level as you find >in other cars. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With fuse number 35 removed, there are no lights on at all unless the switch is in the park or the driving light position. With this fuse replaced, as the owner's manual suggests to get DRLs, then amber lights show at the front and red at the rear (like parking lights) nothing appears to change when the switch is moved to the Parking Light position and the lights stay on when in the Driving Light osition. IMHO, it is no great safety feature to drive with Parking Lights on. Could anyone comment further? I would be very grateful. Malcom Mason