If you start your vehicle in a dark garage, the automaticheadlamp system will come on immediately. Onceyou leave the garage, it will take approximatelyone minute for the automatic headlamp system tochange to DRL if it is light outside. During that delay,your instrument panel cluster may not be as brightas usual. Make sure your instrument panel brightnesscontrol is in the full bright position. See “InstrumentPanel Brightness” under Interior Lamps on page 3-16.Lamps On ReminderIf a door is open, a reminder chime will sound whenyour headlamps or parking lamps are manually turnedon and your key is out of the ignition. To turn offthe chime, turn the headlamp switch to off or AUTO andthen back on. In the automatic mode, the headlampsturn off once the ignition is in LOCK and the headlampson at exit delay ends (if enabled in the DIC).Daytime Running LampsDaytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier forothers to see the front of your vehicle during theday. DRL can be helpful in many different drivingconditions, but they can be especially helpful in the shortperiods after dawn and before sunset. Fully functionaldaytime running lamps are required on all vehiclesfirst sold in Canada.The DRL system will come on when the followingconditions are met:• The ignition is on,• the exterior lamps control is in AUTO,• the transmission is not in PARK (P), and• the light sensor determines it is daytime.When the DRL are on, only your DRL lamps will be on.The taillamps, sidemarker and other lamps won’t beon. The instrument panel won’t be lit up either.When it begins to get dark, the automatic headlampsystem will switch from DRL to the headlamps.As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regularheadlamp system when you need it.Fog LampsUse the fog lamps for better vision in foggy or mistyconditions. Your parking lamps and/or low-beamheadlamps must be on for your fog lamps to work.3-15
