Porsche Daylight

the other dayNews of Porsche Panamera Accident on Hanshin ExpresswayMy husband was watching a

This Panamera (970) looks like it was flying, but I wonder if the lights were on. This type of Panamera was made before the Japanese daylight standards were changed.The headlights should come on after a while above a certain speed.

He said.

By the way, the Panamera Edition (970) that used to be in our house"The daylight function is in sleep mode (disabled), so I don't know what to say..."I remember once talking with my husband about this.

Revised standards for daylighting

A daylight is known as a daytime running lamp (light) in English, and as the name implies"Daytime lights for safe driving."of. Previously in Japan, theDaylights are "other lights."and treated asThe brightness standard is "less than 300 candela."The daylight was considered to be a "daylight". However, a value of less than 300 candela is very dark, and European cars equipped with daylight functions could not be lit in Japan because they were too bright to meet Japanese standards.(Lexus, for example, had made only the Japanese version much darker.)

Therefore, theDaylight functions in Porsche and other European cars are delivered in a pre-sleep state.The first time I saw the building, it was being used as a base for a new building.

However, since it is a European car, a certain speed on the highway(140 km/h in the instruction manual)The specification is for the headlights to be turned on for safety reasons after driving for a while in excess of In Japan, however, theMany drivers don't want to be seen as someone who forgets to turn off all their lights during the day, so they turn off their lights in the first place.It is.(If the daylight is on, this automatic light does not turn on, but the Japanese specifications do not have a daylight setting in the first place, so this function is activated. The only way to prevent it from working is to turn the light off.)

Then in October 2016, theIn Japan, the safety standard for daylights has been revised and the brightness standard has been raised to 1,440 candela.(In Europe, the upper limit has been revised to 1,200 candela, so 1,200 candela may be the limit for Japan in line with European standards.)Daylights on European cars can now be turned on in Japan without any problems. So, the 971 Panamera that I have at home now has daylight always on when I start the engine.

I like daylights because it is pretty cool when they are on during the daytime. But more than that, daylights are also said to be effective in terms of safety, with data showing that "when we implemented an initiative to turn on headlights earlier, there were 171 TP2T fewer accidents than the previous year, and 341 TP2T fewer accidents in smaller street-driving vehicles".(This is not daylight data, but headlight data.(but)
＊Headlight Early Lighting Laboratory "Early Lighting Practice Business Report: Nippon Express Initiatives" (Japanese only)

On the other hand, there are those who say that daylight is dangerous because drivers are distracted by it, but my husband says that when daylight is on, the percentage of drivers who are suddenly pulled out in front of him when he changes lanes or suddenly pulled out onto the road from a parking lot of a convenience store or the like is noticeably lower than when daylight is off. He said that when the daylight is on, the percentage of people who change lanes and suddenly pull out in front of you or suddenly pull out from a parking lot such as a convenience store is clearly less than when it is off.

What about our Boxster?

I was wondering, "Does this mean that models (models) released in Japan before October 2016 will not have daylight? That's inconvenient and a loss in terms of safety. My husband replied.

So, those who do so have to ask a vendor to do the coding to enable the daylight. However, if they do this, they will get caught every time they go for an inspection or dealer inspection, so they have to go back and restore the settings each time, which is a hassle.
afterThey'll close their eyes for a minute or two."There is a story of a person who took his car to a Porsche dealer for inspection, but was banned from the dealership after a dispute with the dealer.
So for my 981 Boxster, I don't have it coded by a vendor because it's a hassle to go get it turned on and off every time, but I use one that can be set by plugging it into the car myself and then deactivated by plugging it in again.

He said. By the way.

My husband was trying to keep them safe.I always run with the daylight on, and the front lights are set to AUTO so that the lights automatically come on when it gets a little dark.exileYes, he said. He also said that the AUTO system on imported cars is very helpful because it turns on earlier when it is a little dark or raining.

Because of its acceleration and power, a Porsche can reach the legal speed limit in no time. Therefore, it is dangerous if a car suddenly changes lanes and pulls out in front of you. Therefore, it is important to avoid"We want people to notice the car ahead of them and their surroundings as early as possible to prevent accidents as much as possible."to run with the daylight and the front light on when it gets dark as soon as possible.