Automatic Headlamp; System; Adaptive Forward; Lighting (Afl) - Cadillac 2013 ATS Owner's Manual

The light sensor determines it is
daytime.
The parking brake is released or
the vehicle is not in P (Park).
The tail lamps, sidemarker lamps,
instrument panel lights, and other
lamps will not be on.
The DRL turn off when the
headlamps are turned to
ignition is off.

Automatic Headlamp

System

When the exterior lamp control is
set to AUTO and it is dark enough
outside, the headlamps come on
automatically.
or the
There is a light sensor on top of the
instrument panel. Do not cover the
sensor; otherwise the headlamps
will come on when they are not
needed.
The system may also turn on the
headlamps when driving through a
parking garage or tunnel.
When it is bright enough outside,
the headlamps will turn off or may
change to Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL).
Lighting
The automatic headlamp system
turns off when the exterior lamp
control is turned to or the ignition
is off.
Lights On with Wipers
If the windscreen wipers are
activated in daylight with the engine
on, and the exterior lamp control is
in AUTO, the headlamps, parking
lamps, and other exterior lamps
come on. The transition time for the
lamps coming on varies based on
wiper speed. When the wipers are
not operating, these lamps turn off.
Move the exterior lamp control to
or to disable this feature.

Adaptive Forward

Lighting (AFL)

On vehicles with the AFL system,
the headlamps pivot horizontally to
provide greater road illumination
while turning. To enable AFL, set
the exterior lamp control on the
indicator lever to the AUTO position.
Moving the control out of the AUTO
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