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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.
A light sensor on top of the instrument panel monitors
the exterior light level for the operation of DRL and
Twilight Sentinel
R
, so be sure it isn’t covered. The DRL
system will make your low
-beam headlamps come on at
a reduced brightness when:
D
The ignition is on,
D
the headlamp switch is off and
D
the transaxle is not in PARK (P).
When the DRL are on, only your low
-beam headlamps
will be on. The taillamps, sidemarker and other lamps
won’t be on. Your instrument panel won’t be
lighted either.
When it’s dark enough outside, your low
-beam
headlamps will change to full brightness. The other
lamps that come on with your headlamps will also come
on. When it’s bright enough outside, the regular lamps
will go off, and your low
-beam headlamps change to the
reduced brightness of DRL.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL off, shift the
transaxle into PARK (P). The DRL will stay off until
you shift out of PARK (P).
At night, you can turn off all exterior lamps when you
are in PARK (P) by moving the twilight sentinel control
all the way to OFF. If it was on OFF, move the control to
the right to turn it on, then back to OFF. The lamps will
come back on when you put the transaxle in gear.
Twilight sentinel will keep your headlamps on for up
to three minutes, to light your way when you leave
your vehicle.
See “Twilight Sentinel” later in this section to learn how
to operate this feature.
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system when you need it.
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