DRL comes on before engine

[fleshinachair]

Hi guys,
I have a problem with my car - I was waiting in a hospital car park for a couple of hours the other day and turned my ignition on to charge my phone from the cigarette lighter.
I didn't realise the DRL had come on (even though I hadn't started the engine) and the bloody lights drained my car battery.
They've done it since I've had the car and it's becoming annoying now - any ideas why I'm getting this problem or how I can fix it?
I'm happy to have DRL when the engine is on, but not when it's off!
Cheers,
Mat.

[Cuprabob]

DRLs come on as soon as you turn on the ignition. You don't have a fault. They do go off momentarily when the starter is cranking. If it's an issue for you then you need to have them disabled using VCDS. On my car with Xenons I can disable them from the settings menu on the MFD.

[salsajoe]

Either VCDS or put a separate socket in the rear of the armrest that is permanently live. I needed one for a transceiver radio. Not a difficult job.

[fleshinachair]

thanks guys, didn't realise this was normal. I'd read that DRLs were meant to come on when you run the engine, not before.
Had the same problem at a rainy airshow - wanting to sit in the car with the wipers on and watch the planes go over.
Paranoid I'm gonna run the batteries down if I do this again.
Cheers for the info.
Mat.