Ice512

................... If anyone knows how to disable the DRL, please please please tell me how.
thanks a million.

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Might be able to help on your "DRL" if I knew what the acronym stood for

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Rockford

Daytime Running Lights, I'm guessing.
Though I can't imagine why'd you want to disable that quasi-safety feature.

aussietrail

Although I am not sure of your country's regulations in regards to the legality of disconnecting the daylight running lights, as it is a safety feature and may be required by law, but if you wish to disconnect them at your own risk, then this is where the wiring harness controlling them is located.



It is the big harness located closer to the door in the photo.

We don't have the DRL feature on the xtrail in Australia, but I wish we did, it is a safety feature indeed and quite handy to have.

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Ice512

ooo dont get me wrong guys...i still turn on the corner lights as my DRL, just like many other cars out there.

Just wondering how can i turn it off if i get HID installed...

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Avery Slickride

OK, I'm curious. Why would anyone want to disable their daytime running lights? Are you particularly fond of head-on collisions?

ValBoo

First, I must state that I do not agree with disabling DRL. Daytime Running Lamps are mandatory legislation in Canada. And you must realize that any law enforcement officer that notices something is wrong with your system/lights can stop you and deliver you a sizeable fine.

Second, the following wiring procedure is really easy to do, but I must also mention that you do it at your own risk (although I know for a fact that this works).

Third: Here is how one would go about disabling DRL:

Step 1) From the post above by "AussieTrail" you know where to find the daylight control module:
Step 2) Refer to wiring below:



Step 3) What to do & how it works:
The principle (and I think you probably have noticed this) is that when your parking brake is on, the DRL are not operational. Once you start your car they only come on when you release the parking brake.
So the trick here is fooling the daytime light control module in believing that your parking brake is always on!
You do this, just as in the picture, by locating the purple/white wire of terminal 10, cutting it, extending it and grounding it. The other end you insulate and tuck away.
That is it. (before someone asks: Don't worry your hand brake dash warning lamp will not be on all the time)

PS: If you are able/knowledgable with wiring & soldering you can add a toggle switch (tucked away somewhere) that would give you the option of enabling or disabling your DRL.

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TjC

u can actually just pull a prong out of the head light just not sure which prong it is?

my hids automatically turned em off lol

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aussietrail

Marc, the pics I posted IS the solution without the need to cut any wires. Just disconnecting the harness I have shown will be enough to disbale the DRL. I think it is an easier option than cutting wires

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ValBoo

hummmmm, not sure if there could be differences in models having DRL modules but I have checked and re-checked the wiring diagrams for this on the Canadian edition and sorry to say this but you cannot simply disconnect the harness from the module because your lights will not work properly; for example one of the beams (left hand high beam and ground) is directly connected to the DRL control module. If you disconnect no power will reach the left hand high beam.

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aussietrail

Aah, yes you're right. There could be a difference in the light configuration between models. This method (i.e. disconnecting the harness) worked well with the Russian version xtrail. Sorry, I forgot about that.

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wasabi4ever

Hi guys, I just ordered my HID as well... I know there a few guys on here that use HID. I'm wondering the same thing, do we need to disable the DRL to use HID ??? The ballast does it have the feature to disable it for us ?
And why do we need to disable it ??? from what i heard from a friend, the reason we have to do this becuase it actually damage the bulbs/ballast if we dont use the full voltage to the HID. Is this true ?

Thank You