Bob W.> "GeeGee" <goldiegee@hotmail.­com> wrote in message> news:d2scnp$ms1$1@n­ewsg3.svr.pol.co.uk.­..>> It says in the UK manual that daytime running lights can be turned off by>> your Volvo dealer. Does anybody know how to do this or does it require>> special tools?>>

Cheers, Peter.>

"Bob W." <bleew@columbus.dro­pthis.rr.com> wrote in message > news:SSi4e.9769$Fh4­.491@fe2.columbus.rr­.com...>> Your dealer must download software from Volvo to turn them off. Here in >> the>> US it cost me about $85. Don't know if it costs more if you want them>> turned back on.>>

I am likely to leave them on an flatten the battery

You can carry an air pump so you can inflate the battery after you> flatten it ;)>

Actually the reason you don't hear a warning when you leave the "parking> lights" on is because they are meant to be left on when a car is> "parked" on the side of the road. Actually they are obsolete today> because people use the 4-way flashers which also don't have a warning> indicator.>

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"Peter K L Milnes" <Peter.K.L.Milnes@b­tinternet.com> wrote in message > news:d2sj75$ck6$1@h­ercules.btinternet.c­om...>> Save yourself the money and leave them alone. You do NOT save anything by >> turning them off. They are dimmed/dipped lights so run at about a quarter >> of normal dipped power.>>

I know their life is a lot longer then halogen bulbs... Which tend to last > around 4 years or so in cars that run their lights at 100% intensity @ 20K > Kms per year or so.>

I'd leave em on, Xenon's look cool for one, and it's safer when oncoming > cars want to see you from a distance... Maybe you live where there is a > lot of sun, but even so you car is way more visible from a long distance > away with lights on.> "GeeGee" <goldiegee@hotmail.­com> wrote in message > news:d2u2kj$1j3$1@n­ews7.svr.pol.co.uk..­.>> My car has BiXenons so I was just thinking of the cost of bulb >> replacement. Does constant use reduce bulb life significantly?>>

I have found a more model specific forum at WWW.Swedespeed.com where there > has been a long debate on this very subject.> The main concern seems to be that when you turn the key, the Xenons light > ,then go off while the strarter is running then back on again, thus on/off > twice at every ignition. This can potentially put strain on the components > in the car's electrical system, and Xenons can wear out more quickly if > switched on and off.> As Bob W says above, volvo can do it with software but they charge.

Cheers, Peter.>

GeeGee" <goldiegee@hotmail.­com> wrote in message > news:d302tv$2ei$1@n­ewsg4.svr.pol.co.uk.­..>>

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Get technical if you'd like, I'm an Industrial Electrician> (controls/mechatron­ics/robotics... apprentice right now, but 2 years into> corporate training... so we cover tons of theory - we did gas discharge> lighting theory last year, and I forgot most of it)> "Peter K L Milnes" <Peter.K.L.Milnes@b­tinternet.com> wrote in message> news:d31qgl$mf0$1@s­parta.btinternet.com­...>> Even the Xenon types should have a series resistor to lower their power>> when used in daylight conditions. It works perfectly for other lighting>> systems. Being an Aicraft Electrician by trade I disregard any statements>> that say similar to " can potentially put strain on electrical>> components".>> They are far more robust than you could imagine.>>

I played with it and now my lights remain off until I dail the rotary > switch> to either city-lights or full lights.>

hope this helps,>

Manu T>

"GeeGee" <goldiegee@hotmail.­com> schreef in bericht> news:d2scnp$ms1$1@n­ewsg3.svr.pol.co.uk.­..>> It says in the UK manual that daytime running lights can be turned off by>> your Volvo dealer. Does anybody know how to do this or does it require>> special tools?>>