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Old Sep 19, 2017 | 08:41 PM
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Platinum led headlights question.

Is there a switch or something to have the LED's on as a running light during the day? Kinda like an Audi where they are on during the day.
 
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Old Sep 19, 2017 | 09:12 PM
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We have them in Canada.
Federal regulations.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2017 | 05:05 AM
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Switch your Headlight selector to "Auto", your headlights wont's come on but when you put the truck in gear the LED Bars that look like brackets [ ] will be on as Daytime Running Lights.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2017 | 05:22 AM
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I may not be understanding the question correctly but when I turn the parking lights on in my 2017 Super Duty Platinum the LED's come on and stay on until I turn them off. I always drive with my parking lights and fog lights on.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2017 | 06:30 AM
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I may not be understanding the question correctly but when I turn the parking lights on in my 2017 Super Duty Platinum the LED's come on and stay on until I turn them off. I always drive with my parking lights and fog lights on.
I believe he means DRL's which are automatic when shifted into gear
 
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Old Sep 20, 2017 | 06:39 AM
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I have mine switched to the auto setting. I turn my switch all the way counter-clockwise to the last setting. I never have to turn them on, or off. Never have to turn brights on or off either. I just drove from MN to Glacier NP and back. Day and night. Rain (and smoke) and shine. Flawless. High beams come on and off. I can still flash my high beams if I need to.

Sometimes it's a pain when my radio goes dim (night mode) and it's light enough outside to make it hard to see my maps.

Otherwise it's set and forget.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2017 | 07:48 AM
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I have mine switched to the auto setting. I turn my switch all the way counter-clockwise to the last setting. I never have to turn them on, or off. Never have to turn brights on or off either. I just drove from MN to Glacier NP and back. Day and night. Rain (and smoke) and shine. Flawless. High beams come on and off. I can still flash my high beams if I need to.

Sometimes it's a pain when my radio goes dim (night mode) and it's light enough outside to make it hard to see my maps.

Otherwise it's set and forget.
Hmmm?

I turn my light switch clockwise, all the way to the right for auto-on.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2017 | 08:15 AM
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Turn the switch "Clockwise" to the auto possition and the LED's will come on while driving..
 
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Old Sep 20, 2017 | 08:55 AM
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OK. Thanks! I didn't know it had to be in drive. And yes I have them in the automatic position.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2017 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Top_Speed1
Hmmm?

I turn my light switch clockwise, all the way to the right for auto-on.
You are right. It is clockwise. I have had the truck about two weeks, and I thought the dial worked differently. The outside ring turns, not the entire ****.

The outside ring needs to turn clockwise to the right most 'picture'.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2017 | 10:01 AM
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You can change the DRL settings in Forscan.
 
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