How to Turn Off the Daytime Running Lights on the Baojun 510?
3 Answers
Start the vehicle, shift to P gear first, and after the car is parked, you can open the menu. Select the lighting menu to proceed with the settings. Choose external lighting to continue with the settings. After opening the external lighting, uncheck the daytime running lights option.
I've been driving this Baojun 510 for almost three years and have struggled with the daytime running light issue. The factory design makes them automatically turn on when starting the car, with no direct way to turn them off. If you want to force them off, you need to open the engine compartment fuse box and remove the 15A F18 fuse. But this will trigger a warning light on the dashboard, and you'll have to see the fault message every time you start the car, which is quite annoying. Some people have tried modifying the wiring to install a switch, but this caused headlight contact issues, resulting in over 300 yuan in repair costs. Honestly, keeping the daytime running lights on does improve safety, especially on highways during cloudy or rainy days when oncoming vehicles can spot you from far away. My advice is not to mess with it unnecessarily.
Helping my neighbor with the Baojun 510's DRL issue last time was quite interesting. Actually, most manufacturers don't allow turning off daytime running lights, mainly for safety reasons. If you really want to do it, you'd have to cut wires and install a separate switch, but that would damage the original wiring. A simpler method is to turn the key to ACC position immediately after starting the car - the DRLs will temporarily turn off, though you'd need to repeat this every time you start the car, which is particularly troublesome. Alternatively, you could set the headlights to auto mode when driving into underground parking - the DRLs will automatically turn off in low light. These are all temporary solutions; the most reliable approach is to accept this design.
