Black plate (1,1)
Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2013 - CRC - 5/21/12
Lighting
6-1
Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . 6-1
Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Automatic Headlamp
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 6-3
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Battery Load Management . . . . 6-5
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
turn signal/lane change lever.
O
(Exterior Lamp Control):
Operates the exterior lamps. Turn to
one of the following positions:
O
(Off):
Briefly turn to this position
to turn the automatic light control off
or on again.
AUTO (Automatic Headlamps):
Turns the exterior lamps on and off
automatically depending on the
exterior light. The vehicle will default
to the AUTO setting when it is first
started.
;
(Parking Lamps):
Turns on the
parking lamps together with the
following:
.
Sidemarker Lamps
.
Taillamps
.
License Plate Lamps
.
Instrument Panel Lights
5
(Headlamps):
Turns on the
headlamps, together with the
previously listed lamps and lights.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
2 3
Headlamp High/Low
‐
Beam
Changer:
Push the turn signal/lane
change lever away from you and
release, to turn the high beams on.
To return to low beams, push the
lever again or pull it toward you and
release.
