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Julesp313
Member
I feel like this is becoming a comedy of errors! What triggered my questioning the DRL was the fact that on my drive to work this morning, I became aware that the lights weren't on, and then I took every opportunity (at stop lights) to see if I could in fact see the DRL in the reflection of the vehicle in front - as I have been able to do with pretty much every other car I've had! Then when I parked at work, I pulled up the manual in the car to see if I was missing something - and the manual clearly shows the DRL toggle on the lights screen, but I don't have said toggle. Hence my confusion and searching the forums and seeing at least one other person having a similar experience.
Now, though, we have differing suggestions from the service centers - but I will try various approaches and see what, if anything, works! I'll have the husband stand in front and let me know if they're on - hopefully I don't run him over while testing
Edited to add - I had one of the guys at work test it with me. The LED halo/DRL is only on in Parking setting, even in Drive...
Now, though, we have differing suggestions from the service centers - but I will try various approaches and see what, if anything, works! I'll have the husband stand in front and let me know if they're on - hopefully I don't run him over while testing
Edited to add - I had one of the guys at work test it with me. The LED halo/DRL is only on in Parking setting, even in Drive...
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Julesp313
Member
Yes - it seems to be an issue with the refreshed body style only, at least with the very small sample size I have available to test (those with the classic style are reporting lights on Auto setting and very definitely DRL is on).
Great Dane
Member
My good friend Christal just picked up her refreshed model S
and the DRL seemed very dim
like night mode
you know there are 2 levels of DRL
BRIGHTNESS SETTINGS
depending if you have your head lights on or not
I am hoping they were off
and when they do come on, are brighter then that..
and the DRL seemed very dim
like night mode
you know there are 2 levels of DRL
BRIGHTNESS SETTINGS
depending if you have your head lights on or not
I am hoping they were off
and when they do come on, are brighter then that..
Julesp313
Member
Response from Tesla Service Help:
Congratulations on your New Tesla and Thank You for being a part of the Tesla Family.
In response to your question regarding the Daytime Running Lights and when they are on the Service Center was correct in telling you that they will only be on when you are driving with the lights off or in Parking Mode. We have received this request from other Tesla Owners and have submitted this as a feature request to the Engineers. You are definitely not doing anything wrong as it is functioning as designed.
Thank You for contacting Tesla Support,
Congratulations on your New Tesla and Thank You for being a part of the Tesla Family.
In response to your question regarding the Daytime Running Lights and when they are on the Service Center was correct in telling you that they will only be on when you are driving with the lights off or in Parking Mode. We have received this request from other Tesla Owners and have submitted this as a feature request to the Engineers. You are definitely not doing anything wrong as it is functioning as designed.
Thank You for contacting Tesla Support,
Wuggado?
Member
Wait so if they lights are on Auto, the DRL's aren't on?
This totally makes sense to me. The whole point of DRL's is so that you are more visible to others when driving in the daytime. With no headlights on, the DRL's make you stand out more. As soon as the headlights come on, there really is no need for DRL's.
Edit: Let me rephrase that. The quote from the SC that they are not on when the headlights are on make sense to me. Auto vs. On doesn't quite compute.
^ Now that I think about it, I presume the SC means that the DRLs are on when the main headlights are not illuminated, and he isn't referring to the headlight setting. In other words, if the main headlights are not illuminated -- whether that is because the setting is set to "Auto" and it is daytime or the setting is set to "Off" -- then the DRLs are illuminated.
Perhaps I have made this more complicated than it needs to be...
Perhaps I have made this more complicated than it needs to be...
Julesp313
Member
Wait so if they lights are on Auto, the DRL's aren't on?
If you have the Auto setting on, the DRL are not on. The main lights are not on because it's daylight and they're not necessary, but the DRL/LED halo are also not on. It appears that the only way to get DRL is to set the lights to Off - I tried Parking on the way to work this morning and no DRL. With Auto, what makes sense to me is if the main lights are not on, DRL should be on - and then when the main lights go on (thanks to Auto recognizing the light levels), DRL go off... Heck, my Lexus managed it!
The fact that enough owners have made a comment to Tesla Service that they've forwarded it to their feature engineers suggests that DRL with Auto setting is really a no-brainer and I hope they push an OTA update for it...
Julesp313
Member
Yes to your second point, exactly! Why DRL and Auto should be mutually exclusive is the baffling fact - Auto should run DRL when it's light enough to not require the main lights. And they really could leave the LED halo on when Auto switches on the main lights as well - I mean, LED lights don't take that much energy... just musing out loud.
Lon12
Member
Well I hope you figure this out. It is VERY important that you keep the LED halo lights on as much as you can so I can see you coming and have my Tesla wave ready!
I make a point of driving in Parking mode as much as I can for that reason alone.
I make a point of driving in Parking mode as much as I can for that reason alone.
I stopped in at the service center. The general manager called around to engineering and other groups. They need to look into the issue deeper.
They did confirm that the new refresh models do not have the DRL button; however they are not sure why the DRL's are not on when in Drive mode, and set to Auto; as this is what is expected.
Sounds like this is an issue for other members.
***If you are also experiencing this issue; I highly recommend submitting a problem report to your service center so that they have additional documentation of the issue. Also be sure to give them your VIN number.
The engineering group is cross referencing VIN numbers with firmware updates, etc. they said.
They did confirm that the new refresh models do not have the DRL button; however they are not sure why the DRL's are not on when in Drive mode, and set to Auto; as this is what is expected.
Sounds like this is an issue for other members.
***If you are also experiencing this issue; I highly recommend submitting a problem report to your service center so that they have additional documentation of the issue. Also be sure to give them your VIN number.
The engineering group is cross referencing VIN numbers with firmware updates, etc. they said.
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