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#3 of 43 Re: Daytime Running Lights on 2007 GT in US? [mccorma] by stallionre Apr 09, 2007 (8:46 am)
Replying to: mccorma (Apr 03, 2007 5:08 pm) I just bought the 2007 M3S Grand Touring model last week and I have the DRL auto. I am located in the USA. I had to turn the light switch on the steering wheel to auto and it worked. You know the light control handle, turn that all the way forward in the auto position. Also the fog lights are on the same control knob. It worked for me. Hope this helps.
#4 of 43 Re: Daytime Running Lights on 2007 GT in US? [stallionre] by stallionre Apr 09, 2007 (8:47 am)
Replying to: stallionre (Apr 06, 2007 2:56 pm) This was posted from me, before I could figure the DRL out. Now that I got it to work, please see my latest post. Thanks. Replies to this message: bigfur (Apr 09, 2007 11:20 am) stallionre (Apr 09, 2007 12:24 pm)
#5 of 43 Re: Daytime Running Lights on 2007 GT in US? [stallionre] by bigfur Apr 09, 2007 (11:20 am)
Replying to: stallionre (Apr 09, 2007 8:47 am) Does the DRL run thru the HID headlights or thru the foglights? If it runs the the HID i personally would shut them off to save the life of the HID being they are so expensive. Replies to this message: stallionre (Apr 09, 2007 12:24 pm)
#6 of 43 Re: Daytime Running Lights on 2007 GT in US? [bigfur] by stallionre Apr 09, 2007 (12:24 pm)
Replying to: bigfur (Apr 09, 2007 11:20 am) I am not sure about how they run. I thought that they were spearate the fog and the HID lights, However, same control knob. I would agree with you about turning them off. I wouldn't want to burn them out so fast.
#7 of 43 D.R.L. by nifty56 Apr 09, 2007 (3:54 pm)
I live in Canada and all the Mazda3s have DRL, it's the law here in Canada that all cars sold here need them. If they are working or equiped all you need to do is turn the ignition to the start position and they should come on. No need for the light switch to be in any postion they will still come on no matter what postion the switch is in. Replies to this message: bigfur (Apr 09, 2007 7:34 pm) stallionre (Apr 10, 2007 5:27 am) mccorma (Apr 10, 2007 5:15 pm) stallionre (Apr 11, 2007 7:01 am) markb3 (Apr 15, 2007 6:27 am) and 1 more...
#8 of 43 Re: D.R.L. [nifty56] by bigfur Apr 09, 2007 (7:34 pm)
Replying to: nifty56 (Apr 09, 2007 3:54 pm) do they run off the HID lights or some other light on the front of the car? Replies to this message: stallionre (Apr 10, 2007 5:27 am)
#9 of 43 Re: D.R.L. [bigfur] by stallionre Apr 10, 2007 (5:27 am)
Replying to: bigfur (Apr 09, 2007 7:34 pm) I turned my lights off by not using the auto feature on the knob. I realize that you can't use the fog lights without the head lights in the on position. I now realize that I don't have the day time light running feature on my car, only the auto dusk feature. I can save on the usage of the bulbs. These Xenon bulbs are very expensive.
#10 of 43 A bit of housekeeping by pf_flyer HOST Apr 10, 2007 (7:05 am)
Since we don't have a central place for Mazda3 lighting & electrical questions, I'm going to rename this discussion to use it as the start of one. That way we'll have all the electrical/lighting questions and answers in one spot, making the info easier to find and more useful.
#11 of 43 Re: D.R.L. [nifty56] by mccorma Apr 10, 2007 (5:15 pm)
Replying to: nifty56 (Apr 09, 2007 3:54 pm) Nifty56, glad to hear from someone north of the border. So which lights do the Canadian versions use for the DRL? I've seen some cars here use the high or low beams but dimmed to 75%, or sometimes even the parking lights. I can't imagine you guys have unique headlight configurations there just for DRL. I wish they would make them mandatory in the US, they are a great safety feature.   In doing some research I found a Miata thread where some owners of US models from the mid to late '90s were purchasing the Canadian DRL module for their vehicle and installing it. It would be great if someone here could provide some guidance, Nifty56 if you can tell us which lights are used it would be a great start as I am sure the module can be bought and installed fairly easily, provided the Xenon bulbs are not used for the DRL.   Stallionre, the salesman told me the same thing you mention - to turn the knob to "auto" and this was the running lights. I pointed out to him all that does is make the headlights come on at dusk. I think sometimes people are confused about what DRL is. Replies to this message: stallionre (Apr 11, 2007 7:01 am) markb3 (Apr 15, 2007 6:27 am) stallionre (Apr 16, 2007 6:18 am)
#12 of 43 Re: D.R.L. [mccorma] by stallionre Apr 11, 2007 (7:01 am)
Replying to: mccorma (Apr 10, 2007 5:15 pm) Yeah, I hear that. I think that the sales people make the car buyer confused about some options that are on the car. I researched this last night about my car, and know that I do not have DRL. I only have the feature that turns on the lights at dusk, even though the salesman told me that I have DRL. Strange how we can confuse the two. However, I heard that all cars that are sold in Canada need to have DRL. Am I wrong about that?   Making them mandatory in the US would be great, however, it would wear out the Xenon bulb faster and as high price as they are, I wouldn't want to buy them every two years. Replies to this message: markb3 (Apr 15, 2007 6:27 am) stallionre (Apr 16, 2007 6:18 am)

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