Considering S10 or S15 new truck purchase, and I see they allcome with a couple of unwanted "features" as standard equipment.Daytime Running Lights:No thanks. If I want lights, I'll pull the switch. I'veheard a rumour the military/government/police packages do nothave these. Anyone know how to get rid of this anti-feature?Electronic Key:As part of an optional anti-theft system for city folk, thismight be an acceptable inconvenience, but I really need thesimple reliability of a basic mechanical key. Anyone knowhow to kill this system?

You're probably gonna do a lot of cussing. My 99 has automatic headlightsand they are "difficult" to make back to manual. If your daytime runninglights are seperate, simply pull the fuse. If they are part of the highbeam system, pull the relay. I think the electronic key is still just anoption. The way I read, you can't disable thing at all. You can't evenchange the entire ignition switch without it.

S10/S15 Disable DRL and Electronic Key?

Feb 07, 2005 25 Replies

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Messenger 21 years ago

I *am* confusing the two features and thanks for clearing it up. The DRL feature is my friend but the Automatic Light Control is not.

So, going back to the problem of coming to a stop and wanting to turn my headlights off *after* the truck has already been started is what I would like to be able to do. Engaging the parking brake in this situation doesn't turn the lights off. Is shutting the engine off, engaging the parking brake and restarting the engine my only alternative with these automatic headlights??

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KB 21 years ago

On my '04 full size, you just twist the headlamp switch to the left to turn 'em off. Don't know if you have that option, or not.

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Mike Levy 21 years ago

Any S-10 after 2000, just press the dome-override 4 times in a short period of time and the AHLs get disabled. This gets re-set every ignition cycle.

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Messenger 21 years ago

I don't have that option but wish I did. The lights are on when the sensor says that it's dark outside.

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Messenger 21 years ago

I'm stuck in 1999 and if I'm not mistaken again, this only pertains to the DRLs. I'm working on the Automatic Light Control in the after dark mode....

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George 21 years ago

Google is your friend. I bought an aftermarket switch that I can choose to have my automatic headlights on. I NEVER choose the auto mode, except in the daytime. The switch also controls my DRL's and I like them in the daytime. For headlights, I use the headlight switch. If you can't find a thing similar to mine, there are a million pages out there that will tell you to put a resistor in the sensor wiring.

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