Twilight Sentinel - Cadillac 2014 SRX Owner's Manual

6-6 Lighting

Twilight Sentinel

This feature automatically turns the
lamps on and off. A light sensor on
top of the instrument panel makes
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the Twilight Sentinel work, so be
sure it is not covered.
With Twilight Sentinel the following
will happen:
When it is dark enough outside,
the headlamps and parking
lamps come on. The other lamps
that come on with the
headlamps also come on.
When it is bright enough outside,
the headlamps go off, as long as
the exterior lamp switch is in the
AUTO position.
If the vehicle is started in a dark
garage, the automatic headlamp
system comes on immediately. If it
is light outside when the vehicle
leaves the garage, there is a slight
delay before the automatic
headlamp system changes. During
that delay, the instrument panel
cluster may not be as bright as
usual. Make sure the instrument
panel brightness control is in full
bright position. See Instrument
Panel Illumination Control on
page 6-9.
The vehicle can be idled with the
lamps off, even when it is dark
outside. After starting the vehicle,
turn the exterior lamp control to off,
then release it. The lamps will
remain off until the control is turned
to off again.
Twilight Sentinel also provides
exterior illumination as you leave
the vehicle until:
The exterior lamp control is
moved from to the parking
lamp position, or
The delay time selected has
elapsed.
See Vehicle Personalisation on
page 5-38 to select the delay time
or no delay time.
If the ignition is turned off with the
exterior lamp control in the parking
lamp or headlamp position, the
Twilight Sentinel delay will not
occur. The lamps will turn off as
soon as the control is turned off.
The regular headlamp system
should be turned on when needed.
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.