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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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