Lamps
on
Reminder
You
will
hear a warning chime if you open any door
while leaving the lamps
on,
if the manual headlamp
control is activated. An exception to this is when you’re
using twilight sentinel.
Daytime Running Lamps
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make
it
easier for
others to see the front
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your vehicle during the day.
DRL can be helpful in many different driving
conditions, but they can be especially helpful in the
short periods after dawn and before sunset.
The DRL system will make the low-beam headlamps
come on at reduced brightness when:
the ignition is on,
the headlamp switch is
off
and
0
the transaxle
is
not in PARK
(P).
When DRL
are
on, only your low-beam headlamps (at
reduced brightness) will be on.
No
other exterior lamps
such as the parking lamps, taillamps, etc. will be on
when the DRL are being used. Your instrument panel
won’t be lit up either.
When the twilight sentinel switch is on and it’s dark
enough outside, the low-beam headlamps (at reduced
intensity) will turn
off
and normal low-beam headlamp
operation will occur. When the twilight sentinel switch
is on and it’s bright enough outside, the regular lamps
will go
off,
and the low-beam headlamps at reduced
brightness will take over for the
Dm.
If it’s dark enough outside and the twilight sentinel
control
is
off,
a HEADLAMPS SUGGESTED message
will display on the Driver Information Center (DIC).
This message informs the driver that turning
on
the
exterior lamps is recommended even though the DRL
are still illuminated (it’s become dark enough outside to
require the headlamps and/or other exterior lamps).
Turning on the twilight sentinel, the headlamp switch or
the fog lamp switch will remove the HEADLAMPS
SUGGESTED message.
To
idle your vehicle with the DRL off, turn
off
the
twilight sentinel and shift the transaxle into PARK
(P).
Placing your vehicle in PARK (P) disables the
Dm.
The DRL will stay
off
until
you
shift out of PARK
(P).
To
drive your vehicle with the DRL
off,
turn
off
the
twilight sentinel and manually
turn
on the parking lamps.
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system when you need
it.
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