Does anybody else have a truck that won't disable the Daytime running lights when you put the park brake on?(its supposed to I believe?) I know every other vehicle I have ever owned or driven has disabled the daytime running lights when the park brake is engaged. Its bothered me for awhile now that my truck will not do this.

 

guess it must be a harley thing

 

No day time running light, at least on my 05 screw. The dealer wanted $80 to add it.

 

I can't see why the Harley would be any different.


Its weird your 05 doesn't have them. I thought all new vehicles were required to have them since 2000.

 

Is your head/fog switch in the 'Auto' Position?

 

In Canada it is. In the good ole USA, DRLs aren't mandatory.

 

You can DA them by unplugging the resister behind the left headlight. (worked on the 2000 F150) But the 2007 doesn't have the DRLs. Don't tell my insurance company..........

 

That explains why I thought that.


I dont think that resistor trick works on the newer trucks.


I never use the auto lights. I find it hard to walk away from my truck trusting it to shut off its own headlights.

 

On our trucks any light left on will shut off after 10 minutes. Thank god because my kids love to play with the interior lights.

 

ya, the parking brake has no effect on DRL's on the new trucks.
and i do thing pulling the drl resistor will disable drl's. its located just behind the left headlight.

 

You will probably get a variety of opinions from our fellow F150 owners south of the border. All Canadian vehicles are required to have them and as with all safety and emission equipment I think all provinces require you to maintain them the way they were built. My 06 f150 and my wifes 07 focus both will not turn off with the application of the parking brake although our previous models of both vehicles would (2001's). Obviously DRL's are one of the most noticable things to tamper with if you decide to disconnect them.

 

Just reconfigure them to make the fogs the drls - stay legal

 

1/4 of the late model cars in Ontario have the drl module (resistor) burnt out on them, that's not tampering with, that's faulty part.

 

80% of all statistics are made up.

 

What I did in my 2005 was I removed the fuse that controlled the DRLs. Look in the manual where it lists the fuses, find it under the hood, and voila no more DRLs.