Delayed Headlamp Illumination- Page 113

2001 Buick regal User Manual

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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. The fog
lamps will also be lit if they were on when you switched
to the parking lamp position.

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. 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.

If you turn off the ignition with the headlamp switch in
the parking lamp or headlamp position, the delayed
headlamp illumination cycle will not occur.

You can customize the vehicle to activate delayed
headlamp illumination when your vehicle’s ignition is
turned off under the conditions described above, or you
may choose not to activate this feature under any
conditions. You can turn the feature on and off when
you perform the following sequence:

1. Turn the ignition key to RUN.

2. Close all the doors.