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Carl - looking for clarity here:
Before installing that switch, did you actually observe that the headlight stayed on while pressing the starter button?
Or is your added switch the European version that allows one to turn the headlight off during the day?
I've found some documentation that infers that the '96 1100GS does indeed have the "load relief" relay factory-installed.
Here's the page from the BMW Repair Manual, see item 4 (open the Word doc):
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And here's a picture with a blurb from micapeak.com -
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Relay 4 Load Relief
The load relief relay is actuated when the ignition is on and the starter button is not pressed. This means current flows to:
the headlights (through the headlight switches)
fuse 4
fuse 2 (through the right side light switch and ignition switch) and
the instrument backlights and tail and side lights.
Pushing the starter button releases the load relief relay which cuts the current to the above items.
Carl - looking for clarity here:
Before installing that switch, did you actually observe that the headlight stayed on while pressing the starter button?
Or is your added switch the European version that allows one to turn the headlight off during the day?
It’s the euro switch that allows you to turn the headlight on or off.
I put the same switch on a 86 K100RT
I wish I could get a switch for my K13GT but since headlights on was mandated in the EU, BMW stopped putting
headlight switches on their newer models
If you're are just loolking for the ability to control the headlight, R1150rtp and most likely R1100rtp modles have headlight switchs built into the right hand switch pod. Allows the headlight to be turned off completely, parking lights only, or full headlight. I believe it is plug and play.
Not exactly. The euro switch is plug and play, but the RT-P models accomplish this via blackout mode which is tied into the RT-P wiring.