Daylight Running Lights ?

[keith.talbot]

2006 TS Auto:

When the engine is running some sidelights come on at the front, and stay on - despite the light switch inside being off.

Now, there is mention of Daylight Running lights in the manual (as an option), and having a Volvo as my other car, I am quite happy with that idea, but...

These lights flicker with the engine - it seems like they are on a raw feed straight off the alternator....but the headlights and front foglights don't flicker at all with the engine idling ? ie, these "unkown" lights flicker more when the engine is at idle than when running at say 1500rpm.

So,

1) Do any of you with new model Sedona's have daytime running lights that are permanently on ?

2) If you do, do they flicker ?

Will try the dealers during this week see if they have any idea.

Thanks in anticipation

[Murphwiz]

UK Models do not have DRL's.

[len1266]

Either do australian models

[keith.talbot]

Thanks

Will update with response from dealer...

Regards

[keith.talbot]

Hopefully this will be informative and helpful;

First point is that (as described in the excellent Kia US tech pages at GDS
The vehicle electrical circuits are actually a form of LAN.

Reading the manual in-depth revealed a paragraph that faults in the lighting circuits trigger a fail-safe "get home" setting of some headlights coming on.

Well, it's even cleverer than this - a fault in the airconditioning sensor module triggered the headlights to come on as a fault indicator. The flickering of the lights at idle is actually deliberate modulation of the lights by the vehicle electronics to prompt the owner to take the car into the garage to have it seen to.

Why this can't just be flagged up on a dashboard inidcator of "take car to garage" hasn't yet been explained.

So - all we need now is for them to find a part number for the aircon sensor and all should be well

cheers