DRL's and GAP tool - 2012 LR4

nolift911 · Aug 31, 2020

I have been to the dealer (different ones) and have asked them to turn on the DRL's for me - they say they cannot do it, or are afraid to do it. Some say they need to download a file, then they get the file and it is too complicated...not sure what that is all about. I know these trucks were deleivered to Canada and other markets that require by law DRL's. Can never get a straight answer. Has anyone turned them on themselves with a GAP tool? Really don't want to spend 4-500 on a tool just to turn these on but want to make sure it is possible as I am not sure why the dealers are giving me such a hassle - anyone?

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DaytonaRS7 · Aug 31, 2020

if it helps, my 2011 LR4 HSE lux has the LEDs on as DRL all the time.

this truck has HID headlights. not sure if DRL LEDs/halogen/HID options have any correlation.

maybe an owner before me enabled it, but it is possible if you have the correct options.

nolift911 · Aug 31, 2020

Thanks - mine has the HID's -

cperez · Aug 31, 2020

nolift911 said:
Has anyone turned them on themselves with a GAP tool? Really don't want to spend 4-500 on a tool just to turn these on but want to make sure it is possible as I am not sure why the dealers are giving me such a hassle - anyone?

It is absolutely possible and was one of the first things I did when I (finally) got my GAP tool (2013 LR4 HSE). I also enabled the digital speedo in the dash display.

The only question I had was which of the DRL options to choose. I went with Canadian after trying "Standard" and not getting any results. Also when you test the results it helps to have two people or the right ambient lighting conditions. I tried putting the LR4 in gear and holding it with the parking brake while I ducked out to see if they were on. Nothing. Then I realized that DRLs go off if EPB is applied. Now I have confirmed that they work exactly as I had expected.

nolift911 · Aug 31, 2020

OK great - did you ever ask the dealer to do it? Not sure why the dealer is giving me such a hard time...also which gap tool do you have?

cperez · Aug 31, 2020

nolift911 said:
OK great - did you ever ask the dealer to do it? Not sure why the dealer is giving me such a hard time...also which gap tool do you have?

Never asked a dealer to do it. I don't trust them with oil changes let alone performing voodoo on my CCFs.

I have the GAP IIDTool Bluetooth edition. I'm pretty sure that Lucky8 ships it for just under $500 if you are affiliated with certain FB groups or possibly even this forum. I bought mine from a friend and paid the license transfer fee to latch it to my vehicle.

DaytonaRS7 · Aug 31, 2020

i sent an email to lucky8, asking nicely for a discount. not mentioning any affiliation, i think they offered $480 shipped.

I was very reluctant to spending soo much on a specialized too for 1 car, but its worth it.

besides whatever DRL coding you may want, its a great tool to have for other things. Its already paid for itself with me with 1 repair; to air down the suspension (replacing a shock). if i didn't have the tool, the labor at a shop for shock replacement would have easily been about the same as the IID tool cost.

its also a nice peace of mind that if i ever break down, I can scan to see whats wrong. maybe clearing codes could be enough to get me going again, rather than a tow home.

cperez · Sep 1, 2020

DaytonaRS7 said:
its also a nice peace of mind that if i ever break down, I can scan to see whats wrong. maybe clearing codes could be enough to get me going again, rather than a tow home.

This just happened to me. I was about to load some household trash from the garage into the LR4 and I got the dreaded “nobody’s home” response when I pressed the lift gate button. No click or anything.

I broke out the IIDTool and sure enough there was a fault code for a short in that switch. I cleared it and the lift gate worked just fine. I still need to determine if there’s an underlying problem back there, but as you said, it got me back in business in the moment.

Ben Myton · Sep 1, 2020

Even just programming a new eBay key can pay for most of the IID tool. Enabling the digital speedo, adjusting the stance, and enabling the Open/Close windows with the key fobs were the first things I did with mine!

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nolift911 · Sep 1, 2020

That sounds great reached out to Lucky8 - is there some documentation or a thread with all of the things you can do? For the digital speedo is that the same when you activate cruise and get the readout or different? I could def get a new key-fob to replace my nasty torn one -

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