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Daytime Running Lamps
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for
others to see the front of your vehicle during the day.
DRL can be helpful in many different driving conditions,
but they can be especially helpful in the short periods after
dawn and before sunset. Fully functional daytime running
lights are required on all vehicles first sold in Canada.
A light sensor on top of the instrument panel makes the
DRL work, so be sure it isn’t covered. The DRL system will
make your reduced intensity high
-
beam headlamps come
on in daylight when the following conditions are met:
D The ignition is on,
D the headlamp control is in AUTO, and
D the shift lever is not in PARK (P).
When the DRL are on, only your reduced intensity
high
-
beam headlamps will be on. Your instrument
panel won’t be lit up.
When it’s dark enough outside, the exterior lamps will
come on automatically. When it’s bright enough outside,
the exterior lamps will go out and the DRL will turn on.
Of course, you may still turn on the headlamps any time
you need to.
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system when you need it.
Fog Lamps
The fog lamp button is
located on the exterior
lamp control.
Your parking lamps or headlamps must be on for your
fog lamps to go on.
Fog lamps are activated by pushing on the fog lamp
button. The indicator light for the fog lamp is to the
right and slightly below the exterior lamp control and
reads FOG. To turn off the fog lamps press the fog lamp
button or turn the ignition off. The indicator light will
turn off.
When your DRL are on, the exterior lamp control must
first be turned from the AUTO position before the fog
lamps can be turned on. At night, the fog lamps will
work with the exterior lamp control in any position.