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Dicky1961

Member Since: 25 Mar 2022
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 133

J77 Wrote
Can confirm matrix lights work as intended, Drive will side lights on and rears were on whilst driving

So if it works correctly with the matrix lights you’d have thought it would be the same for the premium led’s. Can’t see why they would bother to design side lights differently.
I’m still hoping there’s a get round in the system somewhere.

8th Sep 2022 8:50am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 16857

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

lightning wrote:
Our new Jimny has a similar system, it's either DRL's or auto headlights. I find the auto headlights annoying as they are constantly on and off on dull days when you drive under trees etc.

Fortunately the Jimny has a manual override but it means turning the column stalk headlight switch four positions past all the auto settings.

Also the auto high beam is frustrating as it won't come on at all under 30mph and if you slow down below 30mph they turn off !!
Just want you need on an unlit country road at night. Fortunately again there's a manual override.

How is all this "progress"?

8th Sep 2022 1:00pm

J77

Member Since: 04 Nov 2019
Location: Fife
Posts: 3245

Dicky1961 wrote:
J77 Wrote
Can confirm matrix lights work as intended, Drive will side lights on and rears were on whilst driving

So if it works correctly with the matrix lights you’d have thought it would be the same for the premium led’s. Can’t see why they would bother to design side lights differently.
I’m still hoping there’s a get round in the system somewhere.

Must be a bug somewhere.

We need someone with the premium LEDs to try. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue

8th Sep 2022 8:53pm

jomara

Member Since: 26 Oct 2009
Location: Lanarkshire
Posts: 1756

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

I’ll check the wife’s 110 in the morning, her XS was supplied with the Premium LEDs due to the semiconductor shortage. 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
1971 Bowler Tomcat 88 4.2 V8 Auto
2022 110 250D XS

8th Sep 2022 8:59pm

Dicky1961

Member Since: 25 Mar 2022
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 133

Hi jomara, did you ever check your wife’s car to find out how the side lights worked?
I’m interested in knowing if it’s all premium led’s or just a few that don’t work properly ( in my opinion).

13th Sep 2022 4:09pm

haymeister

Member Since: 24 May 2021
Location: Saitama
Posts: 238

J77 wrote:
Dicky1961 wrote:
J77 Wrote
Can confirm matrix lights work as intended, Drive will side lights on and rears were on whilst driving

So if it works correctly with the matrix lights you’d have thought it would be the same for the premium led’s. Can’t see why they would bother to design side lights differently.
I’m still hoping there’s a get round in the system somewhere.

Must be a bug somewhere.

We need someone with the premium LEDs to try.

I have premium LEDs.
I normally have them in Auto so the DRLs come on automatically, so I toggled to off, then toggled side lights on.
Jumped out the car and rear lights are on.
Hope that helps.... 22MY Defender 110 D300 S in Pangea Green and Contrast White Roof
IG defender_japan "Hulk san"

21st Sep 2022 2:10pm

Dicky1961

Member Since: 25 Mar 2022
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 133

Cheers haymeister, thanks for the reply, can you tell me that when you drove off that they stayed on or did they revert back to auto drl’s. I can get my sidelights to work when stationary but they go off when I drive away and I’m left with just the front drl’s on and no rear taillight’s. For me to get rear taillight’s on I have to put the dipped headlights on.

21st Sep 2022 2:23pm

jomara

Member Since: 26 Oct 2009
Location: Lanarkshire
Posts: 1756

Hi Dicky

Sorry totally forgot as she threw me out of the car for a few days as she was working from the office.

Just checked and even with side lights manually selected they still default to auto every time I drive away....

2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
1971 Bowler Tomcat 88 4.2 V8 Auto
2022 110 250D XS

21st Sep 2022 2:40pm

Dicky1961

Member Since: 25 Mar 2022
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 133

Thanks jomara,
Looks like I’m going to have to live with it. Still think it’s a rubbish backwards step by LR.

21st Sep 2022 2:46pm

jomara

Member Since: 26 Oct 2009
Location: Lanarkshire
Posts: 1756

I have to admit I have added it to the list of niggles I have been compiling, there's nothing mentioned about the DRLs overriding the manually selected function in the manual

https://www.ownerinfo.landrover.com/docume...c/G2259275

Says to me there's a software issue that needs addressed 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
1971 Bowler Tomcat 88 4.2 V8 Auto
2022 110 250D XS

21st Sep 2022 2:50pm

Dicky1961

Member Since: 25 Mar 2022
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 133

Hopefully when I take mine back in for the other work completing the technical department as got a definitive answer.Yes or No!!!

21st Sep 2022 3:28pm

forest172

Member Since: 01 Nov 2012
Location: derbyshire
Posts: 355

2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Santorini Black

sometimes mine will remain on sidelights when I turn them on, other times they`ll go back to auto and just put the DRL`s on. It`s very odd 2015 90SW Heritage MY16, 2016 90SW XS MY16 (123rd b4 the last build) & RRS HSE MY15

22nd Sep 2022 1:37pm

Dicky1961

Member Since: 25 Mar 2022
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 133

Found out today whilst driving that, when the dipped headlights come on in auto you can turn then ( if the light conditions allow) select the sidelights only option, this turns off the headlights leaving just the sidelights on. Great

Then the car decides you don’t need lights on and turns them off and reverts to drl’s. You can’t then have the sidelights ( only ) back on until the car says it’s dark enough, whereby it puts the dipped headlights on again.

25th Sep 2022 8:15pm

J77

Member Since: 04 Nov 2019
Location: Fife
Posts: 3245

DRLs and side lights are the same thing on premium and matrix vehicles, only difference is if the rear lights are on or not 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue

26th Sep 2022 5:08pm

forest172

Member Since: 01 Nov 2012
Location: derbyshire
Posts: 355

They’re not the same then. Plus on sidelights function they aren’t as bright 2015 90SW Heritage MY16, 2016 90SW XS MY16 (123rd b4 the last build) & RRS HSE MY15

26th Sep 2022 5:54pm

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