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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 06:17 PM
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With twilight sentinel on, my lights only come on if I start out in the dark, not if I start out in the light and drive util dark.

If I pull out of my lit garage into darkness, the lights do not come on.

If I start out in the dark, they automatically come on.

Is there somthing wrong? Or is that normal?
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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 06:20 PM
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i find it annoying cause they come on too early... so i just do it myself

drive with fog lights on almost 100% of the time. turned off daylight running lights.
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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 06:48 PM
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i find it annoying cause they come on too early... so i just do it myself

drive with fog lights on almost 100% of the time. turned off daylight running lights.
It was my understanding you could NOT turn off daylight running lights. How did you do that?
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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 07:00 PM
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right there in options with everything else... reset turns em on or off
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Originally Posted by Goonie
right there in options with everything else... reset turns em on or off
Is that what they mean by "approach lights" ?
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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Goonie
right there in options with everything else... reset turns em on or off
I don't think that is correct. DRL's can only be disabled by either pulling a fuse, or pulling up the ebrake one notch.

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Originally Posted by MrLeadFoot
It was my understanding you could NOT turn off daylight running lights. How did you do that?
You cant via the DIC.

You can pull the A2 fuse which disables the DRLs

C5Frederick had a more permanent fix bypassing some relays.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...=273&TopicID=1


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Originally Posted by talon90
I don't think that is correct. DRL's can only be disabled by either pulling a fuse, or pulling up the ebrake one notch.

Paul

You're right - I just went out to the car amd the "approach lights" setting didn't affect the DRLs.

And I just figured out what the "approach lights" are. Life is good. I've only had the car a couple of months, and couldn't figure out what those were. (And yes, I've read the Owner Manual, but it wasn't particularly helpful in that regard.)
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Is that what they mean by "approach lights" ?

No, that is when you unlock the car by the key fob, the fogs and reverse lights will come on you light your approach to the car
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Your lights should come on when the sensor detects a low light condition. So yes, when you pull out into the dark from a lit garage, the lights should come on. It may take a few seconds though for it to happen.
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Originally Posted by mpote
With twilight sentinel on, my lights only come on if I start out in the dark, not if I start out in the light and drive util dark.

If I pull out of my lit garage into darkness, the lights do not come on.

If I start out in the dark, they automatically come on.

Is there something wrong? Or is that normal?
Nothings wrong. When you initially start your car all the sensors are doing their job. The Twilight Senrinel senses a "light" condition that's acceptable and keeps the lights off. Once you enter a darker area the sensors do detect this but are timed to avoid an on, off, on, off, on condition.

An example would be driving under a bridge or short tunnel. The sensors see it as a temporary condition and don't over react.

Bob
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