What US law? Non 4x4 vehicles have aux and or fog lamps. They don't require you be in off-road mode to turn them on. I was under the understanding this was an Australia thing or something.
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What US law? Non 4x4 vehicles have aux and or fog lamps. They don't require you be in off-road mode to turn them on. I was under the understanding this was an Australia thing or something.
Same as the Bronco Raptor, which comes with non-SAE lighting as well (Rigid if memory is correct), it cannot be turned on while on public roadways; thus a system has to be implemented to ensure that it is not used unless in off-road mode.
This has been suggested more than once by myself to various bods at IA. Also followed up with you’ve lost a few sales because of this with my friends alone unfortunately.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but on the Raptor the aux lights are on an independent switch but do not require you be in off-road mode or otherwise. On the Grenadier you have to be in off-road mode and that shuts off at something like 40mph by itself.
In Australia they are connected and operated with the high beam lights but not connected to offroad function at all.
I stand corrected in that respect then.
My European auxiliary lights work without offroad mode.
EU is the same, just the switch on and main beams.
Must be British then or just North American
Australian example.
And that's totally reasonable.
The UK lighting regulations are pretty much identical. Why the US implementation is so different is either local legislation or a cruel joke by Ineos.
I believe it is an additional step because the lamps do not meet SAE requirements; and, to be blunt, Americans on the whole do not understand how to use fog lights let alone any other auxillary lighting. For example, take note of the countless Euro vehicles driving with rear fog lights activated on clear nights (yes RoW, we have rear fog lights here because too many people were being given citations for having a lamp burned out with just one).
Maybe someone at Ineos was bored and thought it would be a good laugh.
Not sure what you're saying, looks like you broke up a bit at the end "Over".
It very well could be we are getting screwed by California again. But I do agree some people here in the US don't know how to use lights.
According to federal law, while the Department of Transportation (DOT) does regulate vehicle lighting through Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 108, there are no specific federal regulations directly governing auxiliary lights like driving or fog lamps on vehicles; meaning, they are not required to be installed as original equipment, but their installation cannot impair the functionality of other required lighting equipment like turn signals.
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