Headlights

[Fishspike]

Okay I’m missing something. Backed out of shed to warm up truck. It’s 4 in the morning so dark. Lights shining on neighbors. I go to turn lights off and they won’t go off. I’m missing a switch somewhere. Turned them all the way either way and they stay on. 2022 2500 Laramie. Feel really stupid asking.

 

[tyler2you]

Canadian truck?

 

[kkerley]

Okay I’m missing something. Backed out of shed to warm up truck. It’s 4 in the morning so dark. Lights shining on neighbors. I go to turn lights off and they won’t go off. I’m missing a switch somewhere. Turned them all the way either way and they stay on. 2022 2500 Laramie. Feel really stupid asking.

I ran into this recently also, after looking, no I do not believe there is a way to completely turn off the lights. By default I believe when you rotate the knob all the way to the left, what one would assume was off, this still leaves the DRL on. In the menus under lighting there is a selection that simply says Daytime Running Lights, you can turn it on or off. What I found was that with it on the DRL and low beam headlights remain on in the "off" setting. If you deselect the Daytime Running Lights in the off position the low beam headlights are no longer on. Could be different in other trims and other years but that is what I have found messing with mine.

 

[Fishspike]

I ran into this recently also, after looking, no I do not believe there is a way to completely turn off the lights. By default I believe when you rotate the knob all the way to the left, what one would assume was off, this still leaves the DRL on. In the menus under lighting there is a selection that simply says Daytime Running Lights, you can turn it on or off. What I found was that with it on the DRL and low beam headlights remain on in the "off" setting. If you deselect the Daytime Running Lights in the off position the low beam headlights are no longer on. Could be different in other trims and other years but that is what I have found messing with mine.

Thanks will look. Truck was running and was built in Mexico Makes it hard to sneak up on Deere during hunting season

 

[leroyg]

I may get corrected on this, I thought I read on this forum that if you set your parking brake first, you should be able to turn off head lights.
I am sure there are others that may chime in. Hope this helps
Leroy

 

[Firebird]

My last Ram, I could enable/disable the DRL's from my touch screen

 

[hunterjoe]

Like Leroyg mentioned try the parking brake. My ‘19 1500 will turn off with the parking brake on.

 

[Fishspike]

Yep I went out and tried it. Put parking break on-lights went out. Head scratcher why you just wouldn't have an off button but thanks everyone for helping me out.

 

[UglyViking]

Yep I went out and tried it. Put parking break on-lights went out. Head scratcher why you just wouldn't have an off button but thanks everyone for helping me out.

Too many people forget to turn the headlights back on and then blame the mfg, so they basically hardwire them always on when it's dark. As said, the parking brake works to shut them off, but boy is it an annoyance. I've not tried messing with the DRL setting.

 

[mcarey]

Yep I went out and tried it. Put parking break on-lights went out. Head scratcher why you just wouldn't have an off button but thanks everyone for helping me out.

I had a 1999 Jetta that you had to do the same thing on. One click up with the handbrake would turn them off.

I think it's just a manufacturers way of saying "look, we've got great safety aspects" or whatever.

I also think that by disabling the DRLs in UConnect, they will go off, but any accessory lighting your headlights have will stay on, like the little LED line or whatever the hell that may be called.