Patrick
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I have wondered this for many years. Why do all Volvo drivers have their headlights on during the day? Is it some weird cult following or is it the car that automatically leaves the lights on whenever the engine is on?
Don't think I've ever seen a volvo without it's lights on (unless it's parked).
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gianluigi
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u2u mav
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Pop
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once the car is on so is the lights
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CorsAsh
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Automatic thing, partly because Sweden is in darkness for long periods of the year.
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Robin
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automatically come on. swedish law requires this
also... GC
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SXi_Tim
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They are made to do that because the countrys they are made in are dark a lot of the time iirc
[Edited on 02-05-2006 by SXi_Tim]
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M16KE B
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yeah, its the weather / climate in sweden, law says they must have lights on all the time. although, you can disable the program like the ploice here do!
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Patrick
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Seems silly that the UK cars have this. I laugh when I see cars with their headlights on during the bright sunshine!
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Pop
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never noticed that the police had disabled the lights .. will keep my eye out next time i see one
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John
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Its not headlights they have on its sidelights.
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Pop
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pretty sure it's headlights
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mav
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DRL's Day running lights...and it is the Headlights that are on not sidelights, I turn mine to sidelights during the day..
Overseas cars you can turn them off by doing something with the headlights switch, in Britain as far as I believe and been told you can't..
Unsure how to turn the DRL's off in uk spec cars...
it annoys me though  ..
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jamied
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Registered: 27th Oct 03
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cant u choose when u buy car if u want them on or off?
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Pop
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i'm still not sure the police turn theirs off ... see a few at work and they've been on
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Pop
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quote:
Originally posted by 306CORSA
cant u choose when u buy car if u want them on or off?
nope
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John
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I stand corrected.
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Robin
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TBH, i think its a good idea, it does no harm having extra light in the day time, and even at night, you couldnt forget to turn them on, which is a bonus
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mav
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pop you work for volvo now aye?
how do you turn the DRL's off in uk spec cars?
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Pop
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yeah volvo is one of the franchises i sell for... i'm off for 2 days but i'll ask one of the technicians at work when i go back if you can manually turn them off somehow, it does my head in and i don't even own a volvo
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mav
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cheers..
Been on forums and ppl in U.S etc turn them off by a sequence with headlight switch but doesn't work on UK spec...
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Ry_B
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Like has been said it's because of Sweedish law.
It can be easily converted though.
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M16KE B
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quote:
Originally posted by Pop
i'm still not sure the police turn theirs off ... see a few at work and they've been on
Some do, depends what equimpent their cars are fitted with, my dad works for volvo, and has have a few done because the lights running all the time was causing some problems with equipment!
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jamied
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http://www.safespeed.org.uk/~dadrl/volvodrldisable.html
this any good
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mav
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no.....the V40 one at the bottom doesn't work on my car thats what I tried...
uk spec is different...
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mav
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quote:
Originally posted by Rcb
Like has been said it's because of Sweedish law.
It can be easily converted though.
how?
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