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All lights on all the time?

Thanks for your reply. You're right.. DRLs are mandatory on newer vehicles here in British Columbia. I've checked with a couple of Mercedes dealerships here and their service people sounded surpris...

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All lights on all the time?
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I just noticed this week that the parking lights and tail lights on my '09 Passion (Canadian model) are on all the time while the car is running, no matter what position the light switch is in. I t...

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The new 451 smart was built for the US and parts of Europe, most of the US (all I think) and most of Europe do not require DRL (I guess they think it helps with population control?) so the smart was not built with this in mind. So for Canada what...
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Thanks for your reply. You're right.. DRLs are mandatory on newer vehicles here in British Columbia. I've checked with a couple of Mercedes dealerships here and their service people sounded surprised that the parking lights (the little orange ones...
on Wednesday
Sounds like you have the "Daylight running lights" option that became available on the 09 models. IIRC the voltage is reduced slightly to help the bulb longevity. . . it appears this is normal behaviour.
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I just noticed this week that the parking lights and tail lights on my '09 Passion (Canadian model) are on all the time while the car is running, no matter what position the light switch is in. I thought that only the headlights should be on with ...
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