On the 2000 S70, there is a small screw just next to the headlight switch
which you can turn to shut off the DRL function.  I would assume it would be
the same for the V70

Hi,

njord schrieb:

try the way it can be done in my '00 V40:

- switch on ignition
- switch on parking lights (1st position)
- pull and hold (!) high beam lever
- switch off lights while holding high beam lever
- done :-)

Switching on and off DRL is the same procedure.

HTH!

Roland
(Austria)

The 2002 does not have the small screwdriver switch near the headlight
switch like older models did.  You can have your dealer change it so
they aren't on when the switch is off.  They may not do it since some
idiots would sue their dealer if they got into an accident blaming the
dealer for doing what they told him to do.

The manual for your car which is on line at:

http://www.volvocars.us/tools/OwnersInfo/

specifically at:

http://new.volvocars.com/ownersdocs/2002/2002_V70/02v70_00.htm

states the following:

"Models with daytime running lights: Low beam headlights will
automatically come on if the ignition key is in position II. Front and
rear parking lights and license plate lights will also be on.

Volvo recommends the use of daytime running lights. If, however, you
would prefer to have these lights turned off (USA only), please consult
your Volvo retailer. Please note that the use of daytime running lights
is mandatory in Canada."

The other way is to use the parking light position.  But you will
probably forget to shut them off when you park, so why not leave them so
they help keep your car the safe car it is.

Daytime running lights (DRLs) are a low-cost method to reduce crashes.
They are especially effective in preventing daytime head-on and
front-corner collisions by increasing vehicle conspicuity and making it
easier to detect approaching vehicles from farther away.

They are required in many countries including Canada and Sweden.

Nearly all published reports indicate DRLs reduce multiple-vehicle
daytime crashes. Evidence about DRL effects on crashes comes from
studies conducted in Scandinavia, Canada, and the United States. A study
examining the effect of Norway's DRL law from 1980 to 1990 found a 10
percent decline in daytime multiple-vehicle crashes. A Danish study
reported a 7 percent reduction in DRL-relevant crashes in the first 15
months after DRL use was required and a 37 percent decline in left-turn
crashes. In a second study covering 2 years and 9 months of Denmark's
law, there was a 6 percent reduction in daytime multiple-vehicle crashes
and a 34 percent reduction in left-turn crashes. A 1994 Transport Canada
study comparing 1990 model year vehicles with DRLs to 1989 vehicles
without them found that DRLs reduced relevant daytime multiple-vehicle
crashes by 11 percent.

In the United States, a 1985 Institute study determined that commercial
fleet passenger vehicles modified to operate with DRLs were involved in
7 percent fewer daytime multiple-vehicle crashes than similar vehicles
without DRLs. A small-scale fleet study conducted in the 1960s found an
18 percent lower daytime multiple-vehicle crash rate for DRL-equipped
vehicles. Multiple-vehicle daytime crashes account for about half of all
police-reported crashes in the United States. A 2002 Institute study
reported a 3 percent decline in daytime multiple-vehicle crash risk in
nine US states concurrent with the introduction of DRLs. Federal
researchers, using data collected nationwide, concluded that there was a
5 percent decline in daytime, two-vehicle, opposite-direction crashes
and a 12 percent decline in fatal crashes with pedestrians and
bicyclists.

I've got to ask why you would want to disable a safety feature that
could actually help alert another driver to your presence.

Thanks to all who responded. There is no screw and the 'holding high beam
switch while turning off light' option did not work. So I guess it's to the
dealer I go (unfortunately, since I will probably be charged $100 for a five
minute job). Ah, well, I can't do much on today's cars anyway. Why should a
theoretically simple job like this be any different.

Njord
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