Daytime Running Lamps / Automatic Headlamp Control; Delayed Headlamp Illumination; Daytime Running Lamps / Automatic- Page 110

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Daytime Running Lamps / Automatic
Headlamp Control

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 makes the
DRL work, so be sure it isn’t covered.

The DRL system will make your front turn signal lamps
come on when:

D

The ignition is on,

D

the headlamp switch is off and

D

the parking brake is released.

When the DRL are on, only your front turn signal lamps
will be on. The headlamps, taillamps, sidemarker and
other lamps won’t be on. Your instrument panel won’t
be lit up either.

When it’s dark enough outside, your front turn signal
lamps will turn off and your vehicle’s headlamps and
parking lamps will turn on. The other lamps that come
on with your headlamps will also come on.

When it’s bright enough outside, your headlamps will go
off and your front turn signal lamps will come on.

To idle your vehicle with the DRL and automatic
headlamp control off, set the parking brake while the
ignition is in OFF or LOCK. Then start your vehicle.
The DRL, headlamps and parking lamps will stay off
until you release the parking brake.

To turn off the automatic headlamp feature when it’s
dark outside, move the exterior lamp control to the
parking lamp position. Your parking lamps will remain
illuminated and your headlamps will turn off.

As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system when you need it.

Delayed Headlamp Illumination

Delayed headlamp illumination provides a period of
exterior lighting as you leave your vehicle’s area. The
feature is activated when your vehicle’s headlamps are
on due to the automatic headlamp control feature
described previously in this section, and when your
vehicle’s ignition is turned off. Your headlamps will
then remain on until the headlamp switch is moved from
OFF to the parking lamp position or until a 90 second
lighting period has ended.