I'm sad to not see a resolution for this on the thread. The exact same problems just started for me within the month. Automatic night lights don't come on in the dark, Running lights don't come on. If I turn on the headlights, only the headlights come on, the tail lights and the dash lights don't come on. Occasionally I get the fast beep when getting in or out of the car, like the keys are still in the ignition. This morning it took about 8 minutes before the lights decided to come on. Thankfully with the HUD I can see my speed, but I didn't realize that the tail lights weren't coming on until today either, so that's dangerous. So here is my input to this problem; For the last 6 years, I have had an occasional problem with my ignition not releasing my key. It won't allow it to turn all the way to the off position. Since the light problem began my key now releases just fine. I would think that this may somehow be related to the ignition, since the DRL are triggered to come on when the car starts. And the automatic night time lights also turn off right away when the car is shut off.
