Forscan - Disable DRL while lights are on

[K6CCC]

This completely disables the DRL though, correct? No DRL in any driving conditions.

Correct. I do not want DRL to be on EVER. As I have said, I am rather strongly opposed to them. And yes, I am aware that in some other countries, they are required - but not in the USA.

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[Runaway Tractor]

It disables the DRL function. Period. End. It does NOT make that specific physical light never ever turn on for any other functions.

Because again, the physical light is not "the drl". It serves numerous functions at different brightness in two different colors. Such as part of the low beams, high beams, and turn signals. If you want the physical light to never turn on for anything, you are over thinking this and the answer is still no, no matter how many times you ask or reword it.

 

[Firn]

You unwillingness to accept reality will continue to result in your disappointment.

If you can refute the points made then do so, but dont just crap on this thread because it was pointed out you are wrong and you dont like it.

 

[Runaway Tractor]

I have. Twice. Sorry you don't like it but that is reality. If you're going to keep asking and rewording over and over until someone tells you what you want to hear, I suppose you can do that.

 

[Firn]

It disables the DRL function. Period. End. It does NOT make that specific physical light never ever turn on for any other functions.

Because again, the physical light is not "the drl". It serves numerous functions at different brightness in two different colors. Such as part of the low beams, high beams, and turn signals. If you want the physical light to never turn on for anything, you are over thinking this and the answer is still no, no matter how many times you ask or reword it.

I have. Twice. Sorry you don't like it but that is reality. If you're going to keep asking and rewording over and over until someone tells you what you want to hear, I suppose you can do that.

No, you said the same thing twice, and it was corrected the first time. As for the rest, you do know how a discussion works right?

To that point, nobody asked if it is possible to disable the physical light completely. If that's what you are stuck on here then go back and understand what is being discussed otherwise stop crapping on this thread. We are all very well aware that the physical components perform multiple functions, ONE of them is acting as THE DRL, which is what was clearly identified as the point of the question.

Bottom line THE DRL can be adjusted in operation, its brightness can be changed, and the DRL itself can be disabled completely. Right here or in the posts above you can see that being done.

Make sure you actually understand the discussion before being pedantic.

 

[Runaway Tractor]

Umm, no. Your babbling does not change the answer, nor your misconceptions.

 

[RLXXI]

No you cannot turn it off at night.

It can be unplugged though.

 

[Firn]

Umm, no. Your babbling does not change the answer, nor your misconceptions.

Snide comments wont change that you didnt understand the discussion. But keep trying to cover that up.

 

[Runaway Tractor]

Lol

 

[El Duderino]

Is this the light you are referring to?

 

[hb.sagen]

There is a ton of DRL options in the forscan excel sheet, under BCM.

 

[Firn]

Is this the light you are referring to?

Yes, but specifically, to disable it when the headlights are on, and only when the headlights are on.

There is a ton of DRL options in the forscan excel sheet, under BCM.

That there are... Which is part of the problem. I have tried a few, but like the brightness change identified in the FORSCAN thread, the configuration settings are part of the issue, and frankly I am not perfectly clear as to how the cfg settings work, or even if there is a pattern.

To change the brightness you have to first adjust:
[L/R]_DRL_Lamp_Ckt_Usage_Cfg (DRL Lamp Circut Usage Configuration) to ]L/R]FDRLLCUC DRL_POSITION

Then you can adjust:
DRL_Ckt_FixedDim_DutyCycle_Cfg (DRLCFDDCC) • % = Hex2Dec(**) • Range: 0 - 100 to a new value.

But as seen in the video here that adjusts the Daytime (lights off) portion of the daytime running lamp (somewhat obviously), not the nighttime portion, which is what I hope to achieve.

There is also:
DRL_Ckt_FixedBright_DutyCycle_Cfg (DRLCFBDCC) • % = Hex2Dec(**) • Range: 0 - 100

However that is already at 100% brightness in my truck (and my nighttime DRLs are not at 100%) so that isn't the setting to change.

There is also:
726-41-01 xxxx xxxx x* - HighBeam_Cfg (HBC) and 726-41-02 xxxx xxxx xx - LowBeam_Cfg (LBC) which offer the option for [high/low]beam only or [high/low]beam_with_DRL. And although mine is set for LOWBEAM_With_DRL which seems logical to turn off, it is also set for HIGHBEAM_ONLY (so no DRL) but the DRL is on even though that setting is turned off for the Highbeam.

I expect there is another Cfg that needs to be flagged somewhere, but as you said there are a lot of DRL options and my hope was more info before turning ones on and off randomly.

 

[Runaway Tractor]

Lots of Forscan config settings exist due to the variety of different trim levels and equipment option groups. Not all F150s have the same headlights and functions. Different combinations of enables/disables apply to different equipment. Some may actually do nothing on yours but something on basic XLT ICE model for example. For example, the configuration for amber DRLs on an ICE F150 does nothing on the Lightning despite have the same lights and equipment. Something some where is different and you'll need a 2 mile long engineering flowchart from Ford to figure out.

If you are going to experiment, make sure you save a backup of the original configure to restore if it doesn't end well. Saving backups at intervals to step backwards is also useful.

 

[El Duderino]

On the F150Gen14Forum there is a large thread about adding front radar module for adaptive cruise control and the associated Forscan changes needed to enable it. A member fed all the Ford acronyms and Forscan addresses into a paid version of ChatGPT creating a model he could ask questions about each line of config. It was surprisingly very useful and neat to see a practical application of AI. It might be useful for your quest here. I can find the post over there if you're curious to read about it.

Here is the start in thread, read a page or two.

https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/adding-co-pilot-assist-2-0-with-forscan.5028/post-466120

 

[Firn]

On the F150Gen14Forum there is a large thread about adding front radar module for adaptive cruise control and the associated Forscan changes needed to enable it. A member fed all the Ford acronyms and Forscan addresses into a paid version of ChatGPT creating a model he could ask questions about each line of config. It was surprisingly very useful and neat to see a practical application of AI. It might be useful for your quest here. I can find the post over there if you're curious to read about it.

Here is the start in thread, read a page or two.

https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/adding-co-pilot-assist-2-0-with-forscan.5028/post-466120

Thanks for that.

I have the paid version of ChatGPT and had been thinking of doing something similar.

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