what happens if you leave the headlight switch on?

qbee42 · 10-06-2007, 10:35 PM

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It probably is, however the severely mileage obsessed will count the fraction of a milliwatt used by the logic circuitry.
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Fraction of a milliwatt? Is there some way we can eliminate this unwanted drain? What if I cut the wires and put in a two pound knife switch?

Tom

galaxee · 10-07-2007, 12:20 AM

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HID lamps tend to last almost forever.
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not if you use them as DRLs they don't.

apriusfan · 10-07-2007, 01:47 PM

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not if you use them as DRLs they don't.[/b]

Maybe not as long; but still, in comparison to the halogen lamps (when both are used as DRLs), HIDs will last quite long.

partipilo · 10-08-2007, 02:41 AM

I don't have the HIDs, but there really is a benefit to Daytime Running Lights, it seems strange but people really do notice you more often. This could be pretty important with this car since it is so quiet. I usually leave the light switch on. The lights shut off automatically when you power the car off. That's how my old Subaru was. All Subarus work that way, and I always left the light switch on in that car.

Neicy · 10-08-2007, 05:34 AM

Just be sure to open the drivers side door after you power off the car or the headlights will not turn off. I have heard that occasionally people have powered off the car from the passenger side after closing the driver side door, and in doing so have left the lights on.

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10-08-2007, 02:41 AM	#24
partipilo Weirdo Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: West Palm Beach FL Posts: 73 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I don't have the HIDs, but there really is a benefit to Daytime Running Lights, it seems strange but people really do notice you more often. This could be pretty important with this car since it is so quiet. I usually leave the light switch on. The lights shut off automatically when you power the car off. That's how my old Subaru was. All Subarus work that way, and I always left the light switch on in that car.

10-08-2007, 05:34 AM	#25
Neicy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wakefield, MA. Posts: 781 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: G Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	Just be sure to open the drivers side door after you power off the car or the headlights will not turn off. I have heard that occasionally people have powered off the car from the passenger side after closing the driver side door, and in doing so have left the lights on.