Lamps on Reminder
A warning chime will sound
if
the exterior lamp control
is left on in either the headlamp or parking lamp position
and the driver’s door is opened with the ignition off.
Daytime Running Lamps
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for
others to see the front of 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. Fully functional
daytime running lamps are required on all vehicles
first sold in Canada.
The DRL system will make the low-beam headlamps
come on at reduced intensity when the following
conditions are met:
It is still daylight and the ignition is on,
the exterior lamp control is in the off position and
the transaxle is not in PARK (P).
When DRL are on, only your high-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@ lever
is
on and it’s dark
enough outside, the high-beam headlamps at reduced
intensity will turn
off
and normal low-beam headlamp
operation will occur. When the Twilight Sentinel@ lever
is on and it’s bright enough outside, the regular
lamps will go
off, and the high-beam headlamps at
reduced brightness
will
take over.
If
it’s dark enough outside and the Twilight
Sentinel@ lever is
off, a HEADLAMPS SUGGESTED
message will display on the Driver’s Information
Center (DIC). This message informs the driver that
turning on the exterior lamps is recommended even
though the DRL are still illuminated.
Turning on the Twilight Sentinel@ or the headlamps will
deactivate the DRL and remove the HEADLAMPS
SUGGESTED message.
If
the parking lamps or the fog
lamps were turned on instead, the DRL will still
deactivate and the HEADLAMPS SUGGESTED
message will continue to be displayed.
To
idle your vehicle with the DRL off at night, turn off the
Twilight Sentinel@ and shift the transaxle into PARK (P).
Placing your vehicle in PARK (P) disables the DRL. 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
or fog lamps (if equipped).
As with any vehicle, you should turn
on
the regular
headlamp system when you need it.
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