Pontiac 2003 Montana, Owner'S Manual

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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 front parking and turn signal
lamps come on in daylight when:
•
The ignition is on,
•
the exterior lamps control is off, and
•
the parking brake is released.
When the DRL are on, only your front parking and turn
signal lamps 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 turn off and the DRL will turn
on. Of course, you may still turn on the headlamps any
time you need to.
If you start your vehicle in a dark garage, the automatic
headlamp system will come on immediately. Once
you leave the garage, it will take approximately
one minute for the automatic headlamp system to
change to DRL if it is light outside. During that delay,
your instrument panel cluster may not be as bright
as usual. Make sure your instrument panel brightness
control is in the full bright position. See “Instrument
Panel Brightness Control” under
Interior Lamps
on page 3-16.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL and automatic
headlamp control off, set the parking brake while the
ignition is in OFF or LOCK. Then start the vehicle. The
DRL and automatic headlamp control will stay off
until you release the parking brake.
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system when you need it.
Fog Lamps
Your vehicle may have fog
lamps. If it does, the fog
lamps switch is located in
the instrument panel
switchbank. Press the fog
lamp symbol on the
switch to turn on the
lamps.
The indicator light will be lit while the fog lamps are on.
Press the top part of the switch to turn them off.
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