Chevy & GMC Vans

I've known this trick for turning off DRLs since I was a small child but I had forgotten how many people didn't know about it until last night when at work I explained it to a co worker while on the production floor and everyone in ear shot chimed up on how full of it I was. Well I told em to try it and I would know whenever one of those people went out on lunch as their lights would flash a few times. LOL

Well I thought I would post it up here incase some of you in Canada with DRLs didn't know this. But to turn off or disengage your DRLs just Engage the parking brake AKA the E-brake until the brake light appears on the dash. At that point the DRLs should be off. This is standard AFAIK for all DRL vehicles as IIRC it's part of the DRL law. So if it doesn't work something is broken. Remeber tho it doesn't turn off the headlights. Only the DRLs (day time running lights) are effected and this works if the key is in the run position or if the engine is running regardless.

That does work on the older vans/trucks, but doesn't work after '96 or 97. I just pulled the fuse in my Tahoe since it was only for the DRL's.

That procedure works in my '99 Astro

WVKayaker wrote:That procedure works in my '99 Astro

I've always said never listen to me ](*,)
I know it doesn't work in the newer fullsize trucks, least that's what I read on FSC.com

you guys all want yours off and I can't get mine to work.. ohhhhh the irony ](*,)

Before I installed my auxiliary deep cycle battery and hooked the amplifiers power to it, I was using the DRL circuit for one of the amps. Now the fuse is back in place, but I'm not sure I like them on or not.

BLAZER wrote:That does work on the older vans/trucks, but doesn't work after '96 or 97. I just pulled the fuse in my Tahoe since it was only for the DRL's.

It should work in canadian vehicles as far as I know it's part the DRL law that was passed here in 88 or 89. With them being put into service in 90


Also ya it works in my 98 also worked in my mothers 05 optra

for us US owners press the dome override 3 or 4 times and wait for the ding...then bam no more drl

Next time I'm driving the van, I'll give this a shot

k120189 wrote:for us US owners press the dome override 3 or 4 times and wait for the ding...then bam no more drl

I think that is a 2000 and newer thing, on my '99 no worky.

I actually like DRLs. I know there have been several times I've been glad that a car had them that I almost didn't or wouldn't have seen, and wished others have had after close calls. But then again, I'm almost blind in one eye and the other isn't real great.

rlsllc wrote:

k120189 wrote:for us US owners press the dome override 3 or 4 times and wait for the ding...then bam no more drl

I think that is a 2000 and newer thing, on my '99 no worky.

I actually like DRLs. I know there have been several times I've been glad that a car had them that I almost didn't or wouldn't have seen, and wished others have had after close calls. But then again, I'm almost blind in one eye and the other isn't real great.

I love mine. Kept from a few tickets when both lows burned out. I drove for 3 months with the DRLs and then the parking lights only on. Looked just like everything was working fine. The only reason I really know or use this trick is to turn them off when I'm at the drive in so they don't wash out the screen. and for those really early am warm up waits so I don't wake zeee neighbors.

rlsllc wrote:

k120189 wrote:for us US owners press the dome override 3 or 4 times and wait for the ding...then bam no more drl

I think that is a 2000 and newer thing, on my '99 no worky.

I can confirm this.
I have a '97 and a '99. Neither will turn off with the dome override switch.
Our friends have a '00. It will turn off with the switch.
That 2000 also has auto headlights, the tow/haul switch, and a larger fuel tank

yeah that trick works on my 99 safari and my moms 00 safari, i still have to manually turn on my headlights but hers even turns those on at a certain point, i think i like mine better though, like phr1$k37 said, i like having control of mine, but the drl's only bother me if i am sitting somewhere with the van running and dont want to be too noticed, while i am driving i kinda like em actually, make you more noticeable. i do want some nicer looking headlights though, mine are starting to turn yellow and get dull, i dont like the honda looking ones but just some new clears would be nice, some that dont distort after a couple years. any sugestions?