Black plate (3,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual - 2011Lighting 6-3Daytime RunningLamps (DRL)Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) canmake it easier for others to see thefront of your vehicle during the day.Fully functional daytime runninglamps are required on all vehiclesfirst sold in Canada.A light sensor on top of theinstrument panel makes the DRLwork, so be sure it is not covered.The DRL system makes thelow‐beam headlamps come on at areduced brightness or for vehicleswith High Intensity Discharge (HID)headlamps, the DRL lights will comeon when the following conditionsare met:. The ignition is in theON/RUN mode.. The exterior lamps control isin AUTO.. The engine is running.When the DRL are on, only thelow‐beam headlamps, at a reducedlevel of brightness, will be on.The high‐beam headlamps,taillamps, sidemarker, instrumentpanel and other lamps will notbe on.The headlamps automaticallychange from DRL to the regularheadlamps depending on thedarkness of the surroundings.The other lamps that come on withthe headlamps will also come on.When it is bright enough outside,the headlamps go off and the DRLcome on.To turn the DRL lamps off or onagain, turn the exterior lampscontrol to the off position and thenrelease. For vehicles first sold inCanada, the DRL lamps cannot beturned off.Adaptive ForwardLighting (AFL)For vehicles with Xenonheadlamps, the Adaptive ForwardLighting System (AFL) adjuststhe headlamps to provide greaterroad illumination in various drivingconditions.To enable AFL, set the exteriorlamp control to the AUTO position.Moving the control out of the AUTOposition will deactivate the system.AFL will operate when the vehiclespeed is greater than 3 km/h(2 mph). AFL will not operate whenthe transmission is in R (Reverse).AFL is not immediately operableafter starting the vehicle; drivinga short distance is required tocalibrate the AFL. See ExteriorLamp Controls on page 6‑1.
