New cars will not have the addition of a "button to turn off DLR's" nor will it be possible via VCDS or any other system. The Mk3 Octy for example received type approval after the ruling on all new cars requiring DRL's and so they cannot be switched off.

These older cars mentioned however, all very possible.

@kidology, I have fitted those lights. Good kit and relatively easily fitted. You need to run a positive to the inner fuse box which is a little fiddly. There is a photo here: http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/272479-drl-question/#entry3305811

(see post last but two).

Adam

New cars will not have the addition of a "button to turn off DLR's" nor will it be possible via VCDS or any other system. The Mk3 Octy for example received type approval after the ruling on all new cars requiring DRL's and so they cannot be switched off.

Yes they can, there's a tick box for them in the infotainment on my vRS.

And the same procedure as the mkII using the indicator stalk to switch them off or on is detailed in the owners manual.

Edited 28 December, 201312 yr by Neily03

New cars will not have the addition of a "button to turn off DLR's" nor will it be possible via VCDS or any other system. The Mk3 Octy for example received type approval after the ruling on all new cars requiring DRL's and so they cannot be switched off.

These older cars mentioned however, all very possible.

 

They will, as the laws around DRL's varies from country to country so the option to turn them on/off will always be available. 

 

Granted, the option to turn them off may not be as simple as a switch or setting in Maxidot, but using a system such as VCDS (which isn't something Joe Public normally has access to) will continue to allow the ability to turn them on/off.

Ford gives you more..............but sometimes you really don't want it?!

Seriously, I can't understand why DRL's stay on after the dipped beam is on, and also why they don't have an on/off switch??

 

If they don't turn off with side lights or dipped headlights then by law they must dim.

 

The LED DRL's on the Ford S-Max operate in the same way as the FL Octavia vRS, they dim and therefore don't dazzle during the hours of darkness.

Ok...i have retrofited front bumper with led drl from octavia vrs facelift on my octavia non facelift...how i disable the front parking lights? 

How i can make drl work with my 09 central electronics?

 

I have tried front parking light dimming 100 and nothing happens. drl north american and nothing...

Can someone tell me if it can be done  without relay or another module or....

 

 

 

I think you'll need a new BCM if you want the LED DRL's to operate as they do when factory fitted.

 

@langers2k will know for sure!

It is no oter way?

I am thinking to cut wire from parking lights front and put it to drl, then coding front pasking lights as drl and then parking lights dimming 70%  but with vcds is no options coding parking lights as drl

i saw there is an activation of side lights i will trie with that ones...please give me some advice because it is to much work to change the bcm from non facelift in facelift...

 

@gabi2004 - The CECM fitted in the pre-FL isn't designed to control the LED DRL/sidelight as fitted to the FL. I'd be very surprised if there was any way to make them work 'correctly' while retaining a CECM.

 

I'd probably keep the parking/sidelights as they are and use a relay to have the FL LED DRL's come on as DRL only.

Hello,

@kidology, I have fitted those DRLs, too, in Jul-2018 (I was not aware of this post on B-Skoda); it took like 3h to get the job done (measurement, wiring instalation and proper conection of lights and LDM -> thanks to my fellow electrician's help). I did not use the fuse adaptor that came in the original package, I bought a separate one to have an easy access to the free fuse slot (near the engine).

When the DRLs are (correctly) connected to their dedicated LDM, "we have" 4 functions:

- DRL is blinking 6 times when ignition is switched ON (this happens only if via VCDS the cold diagnosis is active for the headlamp, (09-Central Electric - 07 long coding);

- DRL is active at its highest brightness, while headlamp-low beam is not ON;

- DRL is active and with dimmed brightness, while headlamp's low beam is ON;

- DRL is deactivated, while headlamp's high beam is activated.

The black wire was linked to the GND near the baterry, red wire to a positive frew slot near the engine fusebox, the white and blue wires (the ones that are trasmitting the proper signals to the LDM) were linked to the respective wires of low and high beam (left headlamp). Initially were used some clips to assure the connection of the signal wires, but last week I noticed that DRLs started to shift on their own, from dimmed intensity to the highest one, while low beam was active.

I took the insulation tape out and after opening the respective clips cover, I noticed oxidation on the metallic contact (last photo). This caused the intermittent function between DRLs intensity.

For that respective 2 wires connected to the headlamp, insulation was very-very carefully removed and signal wires going to the LDM were soldered. So, my opinion, do not use metallic clips for connection, moisture will ingress there, no matter if plastic body and insulation is applied after.

I like very much my DRLs, over 3 years and no problems occured so far, neither on the LDM or lighting parts.

BR, Dan