CX-5 Daytime Running Lights Usage

[DG_1234]

e.g. driving through a Christmas light display.

What?

 

[N7turbo]

What?

We have neighborhoods known for their light displays on the houses, trees, etc, and cars will drive through to view. But if everyone has their headlights on, it's very distracting.

 

[Conrad 16.5]

We have neighborhoods known for their light displays on the houses, trees, etc, and cars will drive through to view. But if everyone has their headlights on, it's very distracting.

And you'd prefer to disable a safety feature for this once-a-year drive through?

How about some 3M painter's tape? Tape over the lights just before you go into the neighborhood.

Just a thought.

 

[RedBaron]

I have to agree with @N7turbo here. We have drive-thru Christmas light displays at a number of state parks here. It's incredibly distracting for cars to have their headlights on, even behind you, and tends to ruin the experience. I curse at those that do not turn off their headlights, and now I'm one too! I would like to be able to turn mine off, or disable them, for just these. Now I can't even pull a fuse/relay to do it.

I do like DRLs for the rest of the year though.

 

[N7turbo]

And you'd prefer to disable a safety feature for this once-a-year drive through?

How about some 3M painter's tape? Tape over the lights just before you go into the neighborhood.

Just a thought.

Too much hassle.

And there are other times I want control of my lights. We've gone over this before in another thread. A search will find it.

 

[stickerbush]

I live in Washington state and often travel on the state ferry system. When boarding at night the workiers directing the loading want cars to turn off their headlights which I can't really do in my CX5 as the DRLs are still quite bright.

 

[SoulRedCX]

I'm still scratching my head as to why Mazda thought it was more effective to use the low-beam as DRL. Is it because of the US' dated lighting regulations? I've noticed that some newer Toyota models do the same thing.

In my Civic, you can't turn off the headlights while in motion. While there's an "off" position on the stalk, it springs back on to "auto." However, the headlights can be off when using the parking lights. Then again, it has a dedicated DRL.