Pontiac 2005 Aztek, Getting To Know Manual

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Headlamp Controls
The exterior lamps knob is located on
the instrument panel, to the left of the
steering wheel. The AUTO position acti-
vates the automatic headlamp system
that illuminates all exterior lamps and
the instrument panel/radio lights when
they are needed. The position man-
ually illuminates the taillamps and the
instrument panel/radio lights. The
position manually activates the head-
lamps, all exterior tail/side-marker lamps
and the instrument panel/radio lights.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Fog Lamps
The Fog Lamps
button is located
in the center of
the exterior
lamps switch
that controls the
parking lamps
and headlamps.
To activate the
fog lamps, press
the FOG PUSH button. To turn them off,
press the button again or turn off the
ignition. The fog lamps automatically
turn off when you activate the headlamp
high beams, and come back on when
the low beams are turned back on.
Use of high beams in fog is not
recommended.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Automatic Headlamp System
If the headlamp rotary knob is in the
AUTO position during daytime driving,
it may temporarily switch the headlamp
and interior light systems, including the
radio display, to the nighttime mode.
This occurs when passing through dark-
er conditions, such as under a bridge or
overpass, or inside a parking garage.
The light sensor is located on top of the
instrument panel. To ensure proper sys-
tem operation, avoid placing objects or
stickers on or near the sensor.
Turning Off the Automatic Headlamps
or Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
Turning off your vehicle’s automatic
headlamp system or DRL requires the
vehicle to be parked. Then, apply the
parking brake before turning on the igni-
tion. This will keep the headlamps from
coming on automatically. However, upon
releasing the parking brake, the auto-
matic headlamp control will resume
operation.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Note: To use the fog lamps, they must
be turned on each time you start the
vehicle.