How to turn headlights off 17 2SS automatic

Snowbird12 · 09-09-2018, 08:34 AM

I use my car for a pace car at my sons races and the lights are a nuisance when pacing the field
This was the first nite with the new car
We turned the switch to off and the lights went out , only to come on again when we put the car in drive
My 2010 Corvette didnt do this
Thanks in advance

Sweptwing · 09-09-2018, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Snowbird12

I use my car for a pace car at my sons races and the lights are a nuisance when pacing the field
This was the first nite with the new car
We turned the switch to off and the lights went out , only to come on again when we put the car in drive
My 2010 Corvette didnt do this
Thanks in advance

You may be out of luck. Pg. 156 in the manual says,

“To turn off the automatic headlamp system, turn the exterior lamps
switch to the P position and then release. For vehicles first sold in Canada, the transmission must be in P (Park), before the automatic headlamp system can be turned off.”

T Rex · 09-09-2018, 09:31 AM

Pretty sure there’s no way to turn the lights off at night while driving. Think GM did this so there aren’t any of their vehicles being phantom cars during the night

HCGxKaLiBeR · 09-09-2018, 09:50 AM

Mine turns off when you toggle the switch to off. Toggle it again to turn back on.
However car automatically turns it back on when you restart the car.

Quix · 09-09-2018, 09:59 AM

You'd have to pull the fuse or hack the light sensor. My car does this too. The 2017 Cruze I rented last year did the same thing. I think GM did it across the line for Canada-delivered vehicles.

drperry · 09-09-2018, 11:12 AM

If it's the same as every other GM I've done it to, a 1/2 watt, 1000ohm resistor on a couple of the light sensor wires tell the car it's always daylight. But you may lose some dimming functionality.

The only other way is BCM tuning, unless you want to rewire the circuit.

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09-09-2018, 08:34 AM	#1
Snowbird12 Drives: 2017 2 SS vert Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Ont/Fla Posts: 69	How to turn headlights off 17 2SS automatic I use my car for a pace car at my sons races and the lights are a nuisance when pacing the field This was the first nite with the new car We turned the switch to off and the lights went out , only to come on again when we put the car in drive My 2010 Corvette didnt do this Thanks in advance

09-09-2018, 09:50 AM	#4
HCGxKaLiBeR Drives: 2018 Audi S4/2016 Carmaro 2SS Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: CT Posts: 127	Mine turns off when you toggle the switch to off. Toggle it again to turn back on. However car automatically turns it back on when you restart the car. __________________ 2SS \| NPP \| NAV \| MRC \| Ground Effect \| Catch-Can \| K&N CAI \| DiabloSport AFM/HP tune

09-09-2018, 09:31 AM	#3
T Rex Drives: '17 Hyper Blue RS, NPP, 6MT Join Date: May 2017 Location: Toronto Posts: 98	Pretty sure there’s no way to turn the lights off at night while driving. Think GM did this so there aren’t any of their vehicles being phantom cars during the night

09-09-2018, 09:59 AM	#5
Quix Drives: 2016 2LT V6 Garnet Red Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 106	You'd have to pull the fuse or hack the light sensor. My car does this too. The 2017 Cruze I rented last year did the same thing. I think GM did it across the line for Canada-delivered vehicles.

09-09-2018, 11:12 AM	#6
drperry Drives: Chevy Blazer Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Grande Prairie, AB Posts: 300	If it's the same as every other GM I've done it to, a 1/2 watt, 1000ohm resistor on a couple of the light sensor wires tell the car it's always daylight. But you may lose some dimming functionality. The only other way is BCM tuning, unless you want to rewire the circuit. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

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