Elite LED Headlights for 2018–2026 Jeep Wrangler JL
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BTS PROGRAMMING GUIDE · JEEP JL / JT
Jeep JL / JT Elite Headlight Programming
Choose white or amber daytime lighting, the welcome sequence and Elite Max display settings using the Jeep’s light dial and high-beam stalk.
Use the Jeep’s existing light controls
Park where you can see the lamps or their reflection. Start with the vehicle and all lights off. Elite has four DRL / welcome configurations; Elite Max has eight and also supports stationary Show Mode. The welcome sequence requires supported automatic locks and a nonzero Uconnect approach-light setting.
Save a DRL configuration
01 Begin with everything off
Turn the vehicle and all lights off.
02 Switch on the parking lights
Select the parking-light position on the light dial.
03 Enter programming
Within five seconds, move from parking lights to low beam and back to parking lights three times quickly. Three headlight flashes confirm programming mode.
04 Choose a configuration
Flash the high beams with the steering-column stalk to advance through the settings. Each entry starts at configuration 1; reaching configuration 4 takes three flashes after entry.
05 Save and exit
Turn all lights off at the desired setting. The selection is saved. If you lose count, switch everything off and start again from configuration 1.
Elite settings
| Configuration | DRL color | Welcome sequence |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | White | On |
| 2 | Amber | On |
| 3 | White | Off |
| 4 | Amber | Off |
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Elite Max settings
| Configuration | DRL color | DRL bars | Welcome sequence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White | On | On |
| 2 | Amber | On | On |
| 3 | White | Off | On |
| 4 | Amber | Off | On |
| 5 | White | On | Off |
| 6 | Amber | On | Off |
| 7 | White | Off | Off |
| 8 | Amber | Off | Off |
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Elite Max Show Mode
Show Mode is for a stationary vehicle with the engine off. It is a display function, separate from ordinary road lighting.
- Start with the vehicle and every light off; keep the engine off.
- Turn on the parking lights.
- Turn on the off-road lights.
- Within five seconds, cycle from parking lights to low beams and back three times quickly.
- The lamps enter Show Mode at Mode 1.
- Flash the high beams to cycle through the four effects below. Show Mode selections are not saved.
- To exit, turn off every light, including the parking and off-road lights.
| Mode | Effect |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gradual illumination; repeats |
| 2 | White strobe: two rapid pulses, a delay, then repeat |
| 3 | Amber strobe: two rapid pulses, a delay, then repeat |
| 4 | Alternating white / amber strobe: two rapid white pulses, then two rapid amber pulses; repeats |
View the original Show Mode table
Original instructions and video
Diode Dynamics programming article, displayed publication date February 22, 2023; checked October 24, 2026. Tables below are transcribed from the original manufacturer diagrams.
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Diode Dynamics Jeep Elite headlight programming
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