Why do volvo cars have there lights on during bright daylight?
Volvo has used different arrangements for DRL (Daytime Running Lights) over the years. Some had separate lights on the front, or used a twin-filament lamp in the parking light position with the brighter filament wired as the DRL. The modern trend is to run the headlights at reduced power for this function. If a DRL cut-off switch is not provided as described in another reply, then it’s usually easy to disable the DRL function by pulling a fuse or disconnecting a feeder wire. Sweden has mandated DRLs for over 30 years, but many other countries now also have some DRL requirements in their laws, although the precise form varies. Sometimes the law just demands that DRLs be fitted and operational on vehicle made from a certain date (e.g. Canada, DRLs mandated on all new cars from 1990). Other countries have extended those laws by also demanding that anyone driving an older vehicle which does not have DRLs drive with low-beam headlights on at all times. There was actually an EU proposal a sh
