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light outside when the vehicle leaves the garage, there is a slight delay
before the automatic headlamp
system changes to the DRL. During
that delay, the instrument cluster may not be as bright as usual. Make sure
the instrument panel brightness
control is in the full bright position. See Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0 185.
When it is bright enough outside, the
headlamps will turn off or may change to Daytime Running Lamps (DRL).
The automatic headlamp system turns off when the exterior lamp control is
turned to O or the ignition is off.
For vehicles sold in Canada, this control only works when the
transmission is in P (Park).
Lights On with Wipers
If the windshield wipers are activated in daylight with the engine on, and
the exterior lamp control is in AUTO, the headlamps, parking lamps, and
other exterior lamps come on. The
transition time for the lamps coming on varies based on wiper speed. When the wipers are not operating, these
lamps turn off. Move the exterior
lamp control to O or ; to disable
this feature.
Hazard Warning Flashers
| : Touch this button to make the
front and rear turn signal lamps flash on and off. Touch again to turn the
flashers off.
The hazard warning flashers turn on automatically if the airbags deploy.
Turn and Lane-Change Signals
Move the lever all the way up or down to signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster
flashes in the direction of the turn or lane change.
Raise or lower the lever until the
arrow starts to flash to signal a lane change. Hold it there until the lane
change is completed. If the lever is
briefly pressed and released, the turn signal flashes three times.
The turn and lane-change signal can
be turned off manually by moving the lever back to its original position.