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control is in the AUTO or
The blue main-beam on light appears
on the instrument cluster when the
main beams are on.
Driving with IntelliBeam
The system only activates the main
beams when driving over 40 km/h
(25 mph).
There is a sensor near the top centre
of the windscreen that automatically
controls the system. Keep this area of
the windscreen clear of debris to allow
for best system performance.
The main beam headlamps remain on,
under the automatic control, until one
of the following situations occurs:
The system detects an
approaching vehicle's headlamps.
The system detects a preceding
vehicle's tail lamps.
The outside light is bright enough
that main beam headlamps are
not required.
The vehicle's speed drops below
20 km/h (12 mph).
The IntelliBeam system is disabled
position.
by the main/dipped-beam changer
or the flash-to pass feature. If this
happens, press the button on the
end of the indicator lever to
reactivate the IntelliBeam system.
The instrument cluster light will
come on to indicate the
IntelliBeam is reactivated. See
Headlamp Main/Dipped-Beam
Changer 0 164 and
Flash-to-Pass 0 164.
The main beams may not turn off
automatically if the system cannot
detect another vehicle's lamps because
of any of the following:
The other vehicle's lamps are
missing, damaged, obstructed from
view, or otherwise undetected.
The other vehicle's lamps are
covered with dirt, snow, and/or
road spray.
The other vehicle's lamps cannot
be detected due to dense exhaust,
smoke, fog, snow, road spray, mist,
or other airborne obstructions.
LIGHTING
The vehicle's windscreen is dirty,
cracked, or obstructed by
something that blocks the view of
the light sensor.
The vehicle is loaded such that the
front end points upward, causing
the light sensor to aim high and
not detect headlamps and tail
lamps.
Driving on winding or hilly roads.
The automatic main beam headlights
may need to be disabled if any of the
above conditions exist.
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder
A warning chime sounds if the driver
door is opened while the ignition is off
and the exterior lamps are on.
Headlamp Main/
Dipped-Beam Changer
: Push the indicator lever away
from you and release, to turn the
main beams on. To return to dipped
beams, push the stalk again or pull it
toward you and release.
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