North AMERICAN Specification (NAS) Market Vehicles

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Jaguar XE and 2017 Jaguar XE. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The DRL are switched on when the following conditions are met:

Ignition is in power mode 7 - engine running
Lighting control switch is in the OFF position or side lamp ON.
Lighting control switch is in the 'AUTO' position (rain/light sensor not requesting exterior lighting operation)

The DRL remain off if:

'P' is still selected (automatic transmission only)
'N' is still selected and the park brake is applied (manual transmission)
The vehicle has not moved since the engine was manually started (not started using stop/start sequence - only applies to vehicles with the stop/start system).

The DRL are illuminated at a higher intensity than the side lamp operation.

The DRL on halogen, xenon and xenon adaptive headlamps will switch off during the entire operation of the turn signal indicator. For example, if the left turn signal indicator is active, the left DRL switched off until the turn signal indicator becomes inactive. The opposite headlamp DRL will remain on at full intensity.

If the hazard warning lamps become active, the DRL on halogen, xenon and xenon adaptive headlamps are switched off until the hazard warning lamps are deactivated.

The DRL are switched off when the following conditions occur:

'P' is selected (automatic transmission vehicles)
Neutral is selected and the park brake is applied (manual transmission vehicles)
Ignition state is changed to power mode 4 (accessory) or power mode 0 (locked and alarmed)
Lighting control switch is in the 'AUTO' position and the rain/light sensor requests exterior lighting on.

The DRL will not be switched off when the headlamp flash function is operated.