All:
I've been hearing confilicting reports about the headlamps going off when I turn off the ingnition in my 1999 ML320. Every car I've ever owned shuts off the lamps when turing the vehicle off - what's the straight sccop - is there an aftermarket mod or I am totally confused? Thanks in advance

-D

 

that depends on the settings.

how's it?

 

Do you have DRL's daylight running lights? If so they will come on when you turn the car on. At least on the Bimmer I had, that's how the DRL's worked.

 

Sleepwalker and Allan:

From you replies it sounds like there must be some hope...

What 'settings' are you referring to? Let me know & I'll check - both my dealer and private mechanic indicated there are none.

Thanks in advance.

-D

 

Like DRL's do your headlights come on when you turn the key to postion 2 or start it. That is a setting for the daylight running lights.

 

i mean this....

i thought it was in the owner's manual?

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Sleepwalker:
I am sitting here with my manual and there is absolutely no page that looks like that nor any page that contains that info. I can't find any reference to any of this in the index either. (Now you can see why I asked the question) Originally my dealer/repair guy told me that $400 would buy me an aftermarket upgrade to have the functionality you are referring to in your manual - so..... how do I follow the instructions in your manual - for example What is "...instrument cluster (A1) I have no reference to such a switch. Also refernces to Circuit 61 and 15 are starting to lead me to believe you have a non-US version of the manual I have - could the manual and the function of my vehicle be different?

I really appreciate your help and patience with this! A thousand thanks - I'm going outside to start my ML320 turn on the lights / turn off the car and sit on the porch in the dark to see if the lights go off in 60 seconds - Believe it or not I've never tried that but here goes.... more later.

-D

 

so maybe your car didn't got this function? the cut-in function started only on 2001 models. maybe this answers the question.

giving me your VIN can help a lot. i will know what you got on it.

 

Sleepwalker:

So... I started the ML320, put it in gear - rocked it back and forth on the street with the lights on, turned off the car, locked the doors and sat on my porch for ten minutes - the lights never went off, I eventually shut them down manually - ugh - I don't have the VIN on me as I am at work - what else my lead to the next step in my inquiry?

-D

 

your model doesn't have it. it started on 2001.

no retrofit or conversion kit either. it can be done but will cost much.