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Old 08-17-2013, 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Grantsmith82 View Post
...so if I enable dlr (DRL?)how would that work with "auto" light switch ? Would angle (angel?) rings always be on then when dark the sensor turn on main headlamp ?
On the facelift e53 X5 with the standard bi-xenon headlight set-up...when DRLs (daytime running lights) are initiated...the high beam bulbs are illuminated at lower wattage (no angel eyes). If you have the light switch set to AUTO...when ambient light levels get low enough, the low beam & angel eyes will turn on as normal.

You can see what happens in the video below...the DRLS are initiated when the vehicle is turned on, the high beams illuminate at lower wattage...when the light sensor is covered with paper to simulate darkened light levels...you see that the "AUTO" light feature turns off the DRLs and illuminates the low beams & angel eyes rings:

BMW X5 E53 DRL Day running Light on High Beam. - YouTube



The AUTO headlight operation is explained below...see the text on the RIGHT side:


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