[bmw] RE: Daytime Running Lights

["Stephen Mostad" <smostad@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Appreciate your advice Jim.

Sounds like I won't get the 3-series sorted without the dealership.

I should have mentioned, the 525iT is a 1992 model. So it does, I believe, 
have the old-style relays and the LKM. Just trying to figure out which 
yellow relay to pull and replace.

Any advice/additional advice would be great.

Thanks all!

Stephen

> Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 21:18:13 -0500
> From: "J. Cash" <j.cash@domain.elided>
> Subject: [bmw] Day Time Running Lights
>
> Stephen Mostad  writes
>
> Subject: [bmw] Daytime Running Lights
> I was wondering if someone on the digest could recommend a course of action
> for me.
> I'm importing my 525iT into Canada and the government requires Daytime
> Running Lights. I suspect the easiest way to make this mod is replace the
> headlight relay. Is this a correct assumption? Would any of you know which
> relay needs to be replaced and how to find it amongst all the other red and
> yellow relays? I have sourced out a wrecked, early 90s 5-er and would love
> to yank the relay out of that, install in mine and be done with it. (While
> I'm at it, I'll probably grab the LKM, too.)
> I have to tackle the same problem on my '97 3-er.
> Any advice and precautionary notes for both cars are appreciated.
> Best,
> Stephen
> - -----------------------
>
> Steven - assuming the 525iT is a 97 or later then it will be similar to 
> your
> 97 3-er. They no longer have headlight "relays" but rather all external
> lighting is controlled by the Light Check Control Module (LCM).
> It is all solid state and uses software to determine how the lights work.
>
> To turn on the DRLs you have to have the dealer re-set the software option
> for that feature.
>
> The only IFFY part of this is that your "import" will be programmed with a
> Country Code that is not the one for Canada (07) and that can also 
> determine
> what other software features are available for your car - it serves the
> different requirements in different countries.
>
> A dealer will need to set the coding for the entire car, and can then turn
> on the DRL's.
>
> Note - if the car comes with rear fogs then their operation "might" change
> depending on coding.
>
> Cheers
> Jim Cash
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