Exterior Lamps; Daytime Running Lamps - Oldsmobile AURORA 2001 Owner's Manual

Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well your cruise control will work on hills depends
upon your speed, load, and the steepness of the hills.
When going up steep hills, you may have to step on the
accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going
downhill, you may have to brake or shift to a lower gear
to keep your speed down. Of course, applying the brake
takes you out of cruise control. Many drivers find this
to be too much trouble and don't use cruise control
on steep hills.
Ending Cruise Control Without Erasing
the Set Speed
There are two ways to turn off the cruise control:
D
Step lightly on the brake pedal, or
D
pull the cruise lever towards you to cancel cruise.
To resume the set speed see "Resuming a Set Speed"
earlier in this section.
Erasing Cruise Control Speed Memory
When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition,
your cruise control set speed memory is erased.
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Exterior Lamps

Headlamps
See "Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever" in the Index.

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 high
come on at reduced brightness in daylight when the
following conditions are met:
D
The ignition is on,
D
the headlamp switch is off, and
D
the transaxle is not in PARK (P).
When the DRL are on, only your high
will be on. The parking lamps, taillamps, sidemarker
and other lamps won't be on.
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beam headlamps
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beam headlamps