DRL After system update

AJ_Greiner · Feb 17, 2016

Got my car back after the recall. While they had it I asked for an oil change and to update the system if needed. Now that I got it back I noticed the DRL only come on when the car is in drive and moving. Once I put it in park the lights go off. Anyone else seeing this or is something wrong?

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yrwei52 · Feb 17, 2016

AJ_Greiner said:
Got my car back after the recall. While they had it I asked for an oil change and to update the system if needed. Now that I got it back I noticed the DRL only come on when the car is in drive and moving. Once I put it in park the lights go off. Anyone else seeing this or is something wrong?

My DRLs act like this since new...

banjos-n-beer · Feb 17, 2016

Mazda DRLs don't come on until you shift out of park. At least in America.

However, as soon as you turn on your parking or headlights the DRLs will come on, even in park.

timberstx · Feb 17, 2016

I notice mine go off after just the one click or more up on the parking brake. So sounds normal

mazdadude · Feb 17, 2016

Nothing to fear! Normal Operation.

Kinghardcor · Feb 17, 2016

yrwei52 said:
My DRLs act like this since new...

Same for me.

AJ_Greiner · Feb 17, 2016

Mine were always on after starting the car. Maybe my software was older.

jazzfan · Feb 17, 2016

on a totally unrelated topic.... does anyone know if email is available through control console after successful Bluetooth connection? I know text read (and speak) works . just wondering if talk to text for email is available. I have a CX5 2016. GS .

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AJ_Greiner · Feb 18, 2016

jazzfan said:
on a totally unrelated topic.... does anyone know if email is available through control console after successful Bluetooth connection? I know text read (and speak) works . just wondering if talk to text for email is available. I have a CX5 2016. GS .

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I don't see a way for it to see your emails. Only read texts and you can't even reply to them.

jhu8 · Feb 18, 2016

AJ_Greiner said:
I don't see a way for it to see your emails. Only read texts and you can't even reply to them.

You can reply to texts. Now only with the set(but modifiable) 15 or so prewritten texts, but it can be done. So what I did was modify them to things I commonly text back to people or that is optimal for when I'm driving. If it doesn't fit any of those, it can wait till I'm not driving.

jazzfan · Feb 18, 2016

ok. thanks for the info. I'll try this.

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adgjqetuo · Feb 18, 2016

AJ_Greiner said:
Mine were always on after starting the car. Maybe my software was older.

FWIW - our 16' CX-5 DRL come on as soon as the engine is started. I often take notice because we park in the garage. Maybe ours is on an older version too.

banjos-n-beer · Feb 18, 2016

adgjqetuo said:
FWIW - our 16' CX-5 DRL come on as soon as the engine is started. I often take notice because we park in the garage. Maybe ours is on an older version too.

That's odd. Do you have your headlights set to auto by chance, and all are coming on?

Neither my 2016 CX5 nor 2014 3 had DRLs that came on when in park with the rest of the lights off.

MikeM. · Feb 18, 2016

adgjqetuo said:
FWIW - our 16' CX-5 DRL come on as soon as the engine is started. I often take notice because we park in the garage.

Garages are typically dark enough to cause the actual headlights to turn on!

adgjqetuo · Feb 18, 2016

MikeM. said:
Garages are typically dark enough to cause the actual headlights to turn on!

Ours is pretty bright, but now you have me curious - I will check it out this afternoon sometime.

banjos-n-beer · Feb 18, 2016

adgjqetuo said:
Ours is pretty bright, but now you have me curious - I will check it out this afternoon sometime.

It doesn't have to be very dark to trigger the automatic headlights coming on. Having said that, I have noticed it takes a bit of time for the auto lights to come on if you've been under some very bright lights, like at a gas station at night. I drove out from under the pump area recently, and had to wait about 15 seconds in pitch black night for the lights to come on (I decided to wait and see how long it would take rather than turning them on manually). That didn't seem right to me, as the difference in lighting was night and day... literally.

adgjqetuo · Feb 26, 2016

So this is odd - I went to check my DRL function out of curiosity from this post, and although I KNOW I've seen DRL on the vehicle from my wife driving in the past, I can't seem to see them now.

I tested on the driveway with the car in drive and the e-brake enabled - the front-end had no lights at all! If I turn on the headlights manually or pull in the garage with them on auto the regular headlights come on, but I can't seem to find any trace of DRL.

Unless they are so dim they are hard to see in the daylight?

banjos-n-beer · Feb 26, 2016

adgjqetuo said:
So this is odd - I went to check my DRL function out of curiosity from this post, and although I KNOW I've seen DRL on the vehicle from my wife driving in the past, I can't seem to see them now.

I tested on the driveway with the car in drive and the e-brake enabled - the front-end had no lights at all! If I turn on the headlights manually or pull in the garage with them on auto the regular headlights come on, but I can't seem to find any trace of DRL.

Unless they are so dim they are hard to see in the daylight?

Someone else mentioned the DRLs will turn off when the e-brake is on. That's probably why they shut off. They're incredibly bright and very easy to see in the daytime.

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