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I'll take another look in the manual, but I would have thought that daylight running lights would be the sidelights, not dipped headlights, perhaps I'm wrong.
Edited by BrutalDeluxe on 25/04/2008 at 21:11
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I have just taken delivery of a new Mazda 6 (2 litre TS automatic) and had the same experience as you. Running lights are not mentioned in the brochure, but they are mentioned in the manual (5-73) as an option in some countries. Like you, I would have expected them to be side-lights. I thought Volvos used side-lights as running lights.
I see that running lights will become mandatory for all new cars from 2011, so I guess they will become increasingly common.
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Just taken delivery of '08 2.0 diesel sport - great car and very happy, but what's with the running lights? As others have said, there is an off switch and an auto switch but there seems little point in these as neither of them work. Have to go round with side lights on now which just uses more fuel and adds to carbon footprint. There's got to be a way to cut this off - anyone know how? Could a dealer do this?
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Have to go round with side lights on now which just uses more fuel and adds to carbon footprint.
Seems you forgot to add a smiley to your post. The extra fuel used is probably less than that which evaporates out through the vent in the filler cap.
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But you go through more bulbs, thats got to add to the footprint ;-)
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That's why Audi use LED's - vorsprung durch technik!
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vorsprung durch technik!
One of my old mechanic mates says that vorsprung durch technik stand for "something!!! expensive in parts in later life"
Martin D.
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The daylight running 'sidelights' on Volvos (before they started to use dipped headlights for this function) were not the 'normal' sidelights. The used higher wattage bulbs (21W?) as daytime running lights. Putting normal 5W sidelights on would be useless in daytime. The Volvo lights switched to normal sidelight bulbs when the light switch was used.
JS
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I'll take another look in the manual but I would have thought that daylight running lights would be the sidelights not dipped headlights perhaps I'm wrong.
Sidelights are for parking, drl's should be brighter.
Edited by Old Navy on 08/07/2008 at 16:33
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Ive just taken delivery of a Mazda 6 TS2 and have hit the same 'feature'.
It's referred to on page 14 and page 5-68 of the Owners Manual, but I can't find any way of overriding it.
If you switch the lights to 'parking lights' (aka sidelights) then the main beam goes off, but it's hardly the point. But at least you don't go round with main beam on like a prat all day long.
I guess we'll all just have to wait until 2011 (or whenever) when applies to all cars.
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I thought it was me being thick! I've just taken delivery of the Sport and could not find out how to turn the lights off. I pulled over to let an oncoming car through a gap. He pulled up level to me and said that my lights were on in the day time and that they were dazzling him! Never thought about the side light thing though (good idea whoever that was).
However, is it me, or do you all find that it is slightly annoying/distracting when you pull up behind another vehicle and notice that your lights are on again?
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I've just taken delivery of the sport with the same issue. Has anyone approached Mazda directly about it? It certainly sounds like a manufacturing defect to me given that the manual makes no mention of running lights and explicitly mentions how the auto function switches headlight off in broad daylight. My Local dealership don't want to know they say it's a "feature".
By the way, it's not just you I too find it annoying to have to turn my lights 'off' (to sidelights) everytime I get in the car.
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I've just taken delivery of the sport with the same issue.
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You'll get used to it, i've been doing it for ages with my Volvo S60, ha.>
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 01/08/2008 at 11:10
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Re this comment:-
>>Has anyone approached Mazda directly about it?
I have.
Mazda: "Running lights are a feature sir, they can't been turned off, we've had several calls about this".
Me: "In that case isn't the auto light feature a bit redundant since the lights are on all the time anyhow?".
Mazda: "Auto lights are a feature too sir".
You could vote against them on this website: www.dadrl.org.uk/
And see: www.fleetnews.co.uk/riskmanagement/story/?nID=46430
?However, from early 2011, all new types of passenger cars and light vans will have to be fitted with dedicated daytime running lamps in accordance with the relevant European directive.
"By summer 2012 all new vehicle types will have to be so fitted.?
Meanwhile, as I suggested, switch on sidelights and the running lights go off ;-)
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I took delivery of a Mazda 6 ts2 auto on Sept 1st.
I find the running lights so annoying and have been flashed many times by other motorists.
There must be a way of turning them off permanently (like pulling a fuse) but can any Mazda tech or other knowledgeable person please help?
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I have a new Mazda 6 TS2 automatic and we find that the passenger seat is uncomfortable.
There are no adjustments except for moving the back.
Is there any way that the seat can be lifted and slightly tilted to make it more comfortable?
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