R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Sat Aug 24, 2019 5:02 am (Last edited: Sat Aug 24, 2019 5:03 am)
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Zitat von MilesAway im Beitrag #1 EU bikes have a sensor and automatically switch from DRL to headlamps, if you select this option with the button on the bars. We then have a green LED on the dash that is lit when the DRL only is showing. Do you have the button on US models to choose? I suspect not as if my memory is correct, you have to by law, have headlamps showing at all times. If you have the hardware, switch and sensor, then you would just need an ECU hack to enable that control loop. If you do not have the hardware then I imagine things would be more complex as you would need a bespoke algorithm added to the ECU or some additional hardware added to the canbus such as those controllers people have for additional lights that can be controlled from existing switchgear. |
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Does anyone know for sure whether use of DRL only is legal in France, or do they still require dipped headlight? I've searched the web but can't seem to find an up to date answer.
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Zitat von Yoda im Beitrag #3 if it isn't, I have been ignored for '000s of miles of criminality on my RS & XR. I doubt BMW would sell the bike across Europe unless DRL only met type approval across the EU. Of course, there might be a gendarme that is ignorant of the law who tries to be awkward. There are anecdotal reports of this happening but I treat them with the same level of worry as the apophrycal reports of bikes being timed between péage gantries. |
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The RS conforms to EU Legislation and is sold in and the rules are adopted by all EU countries... France cannot make their own rules that go against EU Legislation... Although sometimes ill informed jobs-worth's do make up their own rules purely for irritation entertainment..
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Thanks for the replies guys - I can now ride with the assurance that my energy sapping old fashioned halogen bulb will not need to be on (I did the trip on the RS with just the DRL, never even thought about it
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Zitat von gunter im Beitrag #6 I think there are some conditions on that - for example in tunnels or at night you are required to have the headlight on rather than the DRL, and to this end there is an option in the bike's menu for this switchover to happen automatically when the bike's light sensor detects low light levels. You can disable this in which case it would be your responsibility to switch between headlight and DRL when required. If the headlight has to be always on in the US then quite likely the DRLs are never fitted to bikes going to the US, as they are an optional item anyway - at least they are in the UK. |
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Zitat von fred_jb im Beitrag #9Zitat von gunter im Beitrag #6 The info above is not correct, Fred. If you switch off the Auto setting for the DRL then the DRL will be off and you will have headlights permanently on. The DRL can only be switched on by the ECU after a positive signal for daylight from the sensor, as long as the rider has selected the Auto function. |
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #10Zitat von fred_jb im Beitrag #9Zitat von gunter im Beitrag #6 Well I am going by the info for my GS which may be different, but that says you can manually switch between them when the auto function is off, and even says you can override the auto function with the headlight switch even when it is set to on, presumably if for example the headlight has not switched on in a well lit tunnel. |
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I have no intention of using the DRL only in the dark or in tunnels
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Yes, if you have the drl in manual mode then when you start the bike the headlight is on, you have to manually switch over to drl. Once in drl then pressing the button will switch back to headlight. I had it in manual mode for a while but got fed up with it because I kept forgetting to switch over to the drl, I found myself riding for miles with the dipped headlight on instead ( in daylight of course). |
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Yes I find the automatic setting works fine for me. I suspect that my confusion regarding France arises partly because (all/many?) Japanese bikes do not seem to be fitted with LED Drls. I know someone who has just bought a brand new Honda Rebel over there and that runs with dipped headlight. My previous Subaru had Drls but they were bulbs, not LEDs. I read somewhere that this was because there was some debate about the status of Drls in Japan - although my latest Subaru now has LED Drls. Bridgestone 175 Hurricane Scrambler - Royal Enfield 250 Crusader - Norton Atlas 750 (two, first one stolen) - 25 years - F800ST - F800GT - R1200RS - R1250RT |
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