How much battery do the lights use?

[JJeep]

Since they are LED I guess not much, but would be interested in the numbers.

 

[fnegroni]

I have an OBD2 dongle I can tell you how much power each set of lights takes once I get round to find out later. Any one specifically?

 

[fnegroni]

On my SE:

When the car is on, started, with DRLs only: battery power is 210W
That’s the base line. The DRLs are quite bright.
With Side lamps (front + rear) on (fronts a little dimmer) the battery power increases by 10W to 220W
With the dipped beams on, that increases to 240W
With full beams, 270W

So my guess is that DRLs consume about 10W
All side lamps 20W together, the rears posssibly more than the fronts

Dipped beam 10W each (20W combined)

Full beam 15W each (30W combined)

 

[BishiBoshi]

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