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Old May 15, 2025 | 03:58 PM
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Yet another DRL disable thread

Hi folks, long time lurker, first time poster, this place is full of knowledge that's helped me with my various Ford issues over time (at least they circled the problem, right? LOL), but not this time.

I very much do not like that my new-to-me pickup has DRL headlights and I want to disable them. I've read countless strings that they can be turned off in the Info Center settings, but that menu option is absent on my rig. Additionally, I've scoured the internet for a fuse box diagram that shows a DRL circuit/resistor to no avail (likely because the DRLs are the headlights). DRLs are on when in other than Park, regardless of headlight switch position. So the question, how do I disable the DRL function?

2018 F250 XL, former WSDOT fleet vehicle, halogen headlamps (LED conversion bulbs), ambulance/UltraTow packages.

Cheers!

ETA: I don't care what your opinion of DRLs is. Non-useful comments about why or why not to run DRLs will be ignored.
 

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Old May 15, 2025 | 04:05 PM
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Cool, thank you, that confirms my suspicion that it would be a software/firmware action. My fancy scan tool has some bi-directional communication capabilities, I guess I'll dig it out and see if that'll work before I buy a piece of software for a computer that I don't own LOL

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Originally Posted by jonxx
Hi folks, long time lurker, first time poster, this place is full of knowledge that's helped me with my various Ford issues over time (at least they circled the problem, right? LOL), but not this time.

I very much do not like that my new-to-me pickup has DRL headlights and I want to disable them. I've read countless strings that they can be turned off in the Info Center settings, but that menu option is absent on my rig. Additionally, I've scoured the internet for a fuse box diagram that shows a DRL circuit/resistor to no avail (likely because the DRLs are the headlights). DRLs are on when in other than Park, regardless of headlight switch position. So the question, how do I disable the DRL function?

2018 F250 XL, former WSDOT fleet vehicle, halogen headlamps (LED conversion bulbs), ambulance/UltraTow packages.

Cheers!

ETA: I don't care what your opinion of DRLs is. Non-useful comments about why or why not to run DRLs will be ignored.
On my 2017 F250 XL just turning the light switch to the off mark all the way to the left defeats and permanently shuts off the DRL. All the way to the right on the automatic mode activates the DRL and they automatically come on every time the truck is started and put in gear.
 
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