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Headlamp Controls and

Automatic Headlamp System

You will find the exterior lamps knob on

the left side of the instrument panel. 

(On/Off): 

To turn the headlamps off

when the lights are on, turn the control

to the  position. The momentary

switch design springs back to AUTO

when released. 

AUTO:

Activates the automatic head-

lamp system, illuminating all exterior

lamps and the instrument panel/radio

lights when needed. 

(Parking Lamps):

The parking lamp

position illuminates tail/side marker/

license plate lamps and instrument

panel/radio lights. 

(Headlamps):

The headlamps posi-

tion manually activates the headlamps,

exterior tail/marker lamps and instru-

ment panel/radio lights. 

(Fog Lamps):

To activate the fog

lamps, press the center of the rotary

control marked  . 

To switch headlamps from low to high

beam, push the multifunction lever away

from you. Pull it back and release for

low-beam operation. 

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)

DRL illuminates the low-beam head-

lamps at a lower intensity in daylight 

to make the front of the vehicle more

visible to others. The DRL illuminates

only the low-beam headlamps, not the 

taillamps or side marker lamps. 

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Interior Lamps

The interior lamps control is located next to

the exterior lamps control on the left side

of the instrument panel. It can be set to:

(Off):

This position disables the inte-

rior lamps entirely, whether or not a door

is open.

(Door):

This position turns on the

interior lamps when a door is opened

and when the ignition key is removed.

(On):

This position turns on the 

interior lamps continuously.

Instrument Panel Brightness:

When

you push the center of the interior lamps

knob, a spring-loaded stem will pop out.

Turn it right or left to adjust intensity. 

Reading Lamps:

Press the reading light

lens to turn on/off. 

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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