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How to active Turn signals as DRL on OctaviaII FL?

I have already actived fogs as drl by using VCDS 10.6,but I can't find any option like "turn signals as drl".

Can I use vcds 10.6 to active "turn signals as DRL"? How to do it?

Can I confirm here that I have read your post correctly .

Your fog lights are now your DRL's ?

You do not say which country you live in but do you realise that it is illegal & you can get a fine for driving with your fog lights on unneccessarily in the UK ?

You will also get a lot of negative posts to this if i have read this correctly.

Found while searching around - Fog Lght

Also found this

The Rules!

226 You MUST use headlights when visibility is seriously reduced, generally when you cannot see for more than 100 metres (328 feet). You may also use front or rear fog lights but you MUST switch them off when visibility improves (see Rule 236)

[Law RVLR regs 25 & 27]

236 You MUST NOT use front or rear fog lights unless visibility is seriously reduced (see Rule 226) as they dazzle other road users and can obscure your brake lights. You MUST switch them off when visibility improves.

[Law RVLR regs 25 & 27]

The Law: The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989:

Reg 27. No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road any vehicle on which any lamp, hazard warning signal device or warning beacon of a type specified in an item in column 2 of the Table below is used in a manner specified in that item in column 3:

Front fog lamp

(a) Used so as to cause undue

dazzle or discomfort to other

persons using the road.

( Used so as to be lit at any

time other than in conditions of seriously reduced visibility.

© Used so as to be lit

when a vehicle is parked.

Rear fog lamp

(a) Used so as to cause undue

dazzle or discomfort to the driver

of a following vehicle.

( Used so as to be lit at any time other than in conditions of seriously reduced visibility.

© Save in the case of an emergency vehicle, used so as to be lit when a vehicle is parked."

If you are in the UK, then you drive around at your own risk of getting caught & possibly having a notice to revert your lights

You can't use turn signals as DRL's

Using Fog's as DRL's is not illegal IF they are setup correctly to do so. There are two ways.

One is that your car has the new style housing which has the a Seperate Bulb housing adjacent to the Foglight housing which is a lot dimmer (usually 21w) than the foglight. Due to the large clear plastic cover over both parts this often gets confused as Foglights being on by other motorists. The police seem to get it right though.

Here is an Example of what i mean

The other is that the car has one housing but contains two bulbs. A main foglight bulb and a seperate smaller bulb (again 21w iirc) which illuminates as the DRL when the option is activated in VCDS. Can't find a pic at the moment but if you look at your foglight and you don't have a seperate bulb (or seperate housing) then you shouldn't be using the Foglights as DRL's as posted above.

Edited 14 February, 201115 yr by vRS Carl

Can I confirm here that I have read your post correctly .

Your fog lights are now your DRL's ?

You do not say which country you live in but do you realise that it is illegal & you can get a fine for driving with your fog lights on unneccessarily in the UK ?

You will also get a lot of negative posts to this if i have read this correctly.

Found while searching around - Fog Lght

Also found this

The Rules!

226 You MUST use headlights when visibility is seriously reduced, generally when you cannot see for more than 100 metres (328 feet). You may also use front or rear fog lights but you MUST switch them off when visibility improves (see Rule 236)

[Law RVLR regs 25 & 27]

236 You MUST NOT use front or rear fog lights unless visibility is seriously reduced (see Rule 226) as they dazzle other road users and can obscure your brake lights. You MUST switch them off when visibility improves.

[Law RVLR regs 25 & 27]

The Law: The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989:

Reg 27. No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road any vehicle on which any lamp, hazard warning signal device or warning beacon of a type specified in an item in column 2 of the Table below is used in a manner specified in that item in column 3:

Front fog lamp

(a) Used so as to cause undue

dazzle or discomfort to other

persons using the road.

( Used so as to be lit at any

time other than in conditions of seriously reduced visibility.

© Used so as to be lit

when a vehicle is parked.

Rear fog lamp

(a) Used so as to cause undue

dazzle or discomfort to the driver

of a following vehicle.

( Used so as to be lit at any time other than in conditions of seriously reduced visibility.

© Save in the case of an emergency vehicle, used so as to be lit when a vehicle is parked."

If you are in the UK, then you drive around at your own risk of getting caught & possibly having a notice to revert your lights

Sorry,I come from China,and my English is not that good,so...

In my country,we don't have rules about daytime running lights,I just see some DRL's option in the BCM settings,and then I active some...Now,I have my fogs as DRL already,but I don't like to use fogs...

So,I wonder that I can use the turn signal lights in the headlight as DRL or not,and how to do it...

thanks for your help

You can't use turn signals as DRL's

Using Fog's as DRL's is not illegal IF they are setup correctly to do so. There are two ways.

One is that your car has the new style housing which has the a Seperate Bulb housing adjacent to the Foglight housing which is a lot dimmer (usually 21w) than the foglight. Due to the large clear plastic cover over both parts this often gets confused as Foglights being on by other motorists. The police seem to get it right though.

Here is an Example of what i mean

The other is that the car has one housing but contains two bulbs. A main foglight bulb and a seperate smaller bulb (again 21w iirc) which illuminates as the DRL when the option is activated in VCDS. Can't find a pic at the moment but if you look at your foglight and you don't have a seperate bulb (or seperate housing) then you shouldn't be using the Foglights as DRL's as posted above.

Thanks for your help

I can't find any other bulb in the fog lights...I come from China,my module have many differences...

You said turn signals can't be used as DRL,what's the reason? I have seen some Jetta has this function...

It may just be an EU thing but there is no option in the Central Electrics controller to enable turn signals to be indicators (not that I've seen anyway).

I'm pretty sure that EU rules are that the DRL has to be White in colour so as not to confuse with someone having their hazard lights on. Plus it would cause major confusion when indicating to turn if both lights were on and one was flashing and the other not.

Are you sure the Jetta didn't have yellow bulbs in the sidelights perhaps?

It may just be an EU thing but there is no option in the Central Electrics controller to enable turn signals to be indicators (not that I've seen anyway).

I'm pretty sure that EU rules are that the DRL has to be White in colour so as not to confuse with someone having their hazard lights on. Plus it would cause major confusion when indicating to turn if both lights were on and one was flashing and the other not.

Are you sure the Jetta didn't have yellow bulbs in the sidelights perhaps?

Well，I'm sure that the Jetta does have another bulbs in the turnlights as DRLs,so uh..my octavia have no seperate bulbs as DRLs,I can only active the function "fogs as Drls",using fog lights as drl,but it seems strange...maybe I should find some LEDs module installed.

Thanks very much,hope you can read my poor English...

Yes mate.

Your English is better than my Chinese

I can definately recommend these for DRL modules if you can get them in China I just swapped my cheap ones for these and they a brilliant. Easy to fit in about an hour and very simple with no complicated wiring etc.

http://www.philips.co.uk/c/eco-headlights/daylight-8-drl-12-v-6-w-12824wledx1/prd/

Thanks for your help

I can't find any other bulb in the fog lights...I come from China,my module have many differences...

You said turn signals can't be used as DRL,what's the reason? I have seen some Jetta has this function...

Are you sure that the picture in question wasn't one of a Jetta in America as they do have their turn signals on all the time as DRL and the appropriate side flashes when the turn signal is activated.

Ian

Yes mate.

Your English is better than my Chinese

I can definately recommend these for DRL modules if you can get them in China I just swapped my cheap ones for these and they a brilliant. Easy to fit in about an hour and very simple with no complicated wiring etc.

http://www.philips.co.uk/c/eco-headlights/daylight-8-drl-12-v-6-w-12824wledx1/prd/

Yeah..

I can get these LED modules,many kinds of that,including your link shows that one.

To these ones,I still have a question...

Can I get the LED DRLs connected with BCM?

In China, the LED DRL I found always have two wires,one wire is connected to +12V ,the other one is connected to GND（I mean ground wire..),it's definately easy to fit in,but the LEDs always lights on either day or night...I wonder how can I get the LEDs connected with BCM ,so the LEDs will shut down when the low beam is on..

Those LED I linked have a third wire that goes to the headlight connector. This causes them to Dim when the headlights are switched on

kane@oii

Thanks for clearing that up, as your signature did not say which country, & I hope you saw from my comment, that I did not assume you were in the UK, just pointing out for those that do

vRSCARL - the rules dont say that its illegal to use DRLs as fogs in the uk, but it is illegal to drive with your fogs on unncessarily & you can get fined.

I wasn't disputing that if you read my post correctly. I was saying that it's not illegal to use the fogs as long as they are set up to be DRL's i.e with a second bulb. But people often confuse this as to driving with fog lights on.

I also said in my post that if the light was not set up as I described that it was illegal to use the Fogs as per your post.

Hope that clarifies that I was agreeing with you and not disputing it

Dear lfc958 and vRS Carl,Thanks a lot for all your help.

I'm finding a LEDS module DRL which has three wires including a control wire.

And last question,vRS Carl,you say the third wire goes to the headlight connector,I don't quite know where or which connector... maybe the low beam light wire? Put these two wire together?

Easiest way to tell is unplug the light connector block from the back of the headlight unit.

Then wire the LED DRL up to the Battery and the GND switch on the ignition (don't start the engine) and turn on the headlights. Then just touch the wire into each connector end until you find the one that makes the light go dim. You then just need to tap in to that wire.

Watch this video if your not sure what I mean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5CnBCslpRE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Hope that helps

Easiest way to tell is unplug the light connector block from the back of the headlight unit.

Then wire the LED DRL up to the Battery and the GND switch on the ignition (don't start the engine) and turn on the headlights. Then just touch the wire into each connector end until you find the one that makes the light go dim. You then just need to tap in to that wire.

Watch this video if your not sure what I mean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5CnBCslpRE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Hope that helps

Well,I can't watch videos from YOUTUBE...

But I think your methods is very good.

Do you have a VRS?

In China, there is a RS model with factory-installed Led DRL module,but the lights are always on after the engine is started...

Yes i do have a vRS but it is a 2007 Model car so no Factory LED DRL's

I also have a L&K Estate which i have also put LED DRL's on using the method i described above.

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, but it is illegal to drive with your fogs on unncessarily & you can get fined.

But not in the UK, It's never enforced

Edited 16 February, 201115 yr by Auric Goldfinger

Yes i do have a vRS but it is a 2007 Model car so no Factory LED DRL's

I also have a L&K Estate which i have also put LED DRL's on using the method i described above.

Can you paste a photo of your VRS here?

That's one i took not long after doing it to show what they looked like

That's one i took not long after doing it to show what they looked like

Cool,it looks very cool,that's style I looked for,especially the Leds,and I will put my car's photos on after I fit in the leds..

Thanks again.

...Now,I have my fogs as DRL already,but I don't like to use fogs...

You may also want to try dimming the "fogs as DRL" using the appropriate byte in Long Coding Helper of module 09.

Fogs as DRL at 30% dimming is impossible to annoy other drivers...