Automatic Headlamp; System - Chevrolet 2015 Corvette Owner's Manual

When it is bright enough outside,
the regular lamps go off, and the
front DRL lamps will take over. If the
vehicle is started in a dark garage,
the automatic headlamp system
comes on immediately. Once the
vehicle leaves the garage, it takes
approximately one minute for the
automatic headlamp system to
change to DRL if it is light outside.
During that delay, the instrument
cluster may not be as bright as
usual. Make sure the instrument
panel brightness knob is in the full
bright position. See Instrument
Panel Illumination Control on
page 6-6.
If it is dark enough outside and the
exterior lamp control is off, a Driver
Information Centre (DIC) message
may display. See Lamp Messages
on page 5-36.
Turning the exterior lamp control to
off a second time, or turning on the
headlamps will remove the DIC
message. If the parking lamps were
turned on instead, the DIC message
will continue to be displayed.
The regular headlamp system
should be turned on when needed.

Automatic Headlamp

System

When the exterior lamp control is
set to AUTO and it is dark enough
outside, the headlamps and parking
lamps come on automatically.
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.
Lighting
The system may also turn on the
headlamps and parking lamps when
driving through a parking garage or
tunnel.
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 headlight
system changes to the DRL. During
that delay, the instrument cluster
may not be as bright as usual. Make
sure the instrument panel brightness
control is in the full bright position.
See Instrument Panel Illumination
Control on page 6-6.
When it is bright enough outside,
the headlamps and parking lamps
will turn off or may change to
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL).
The automatic headlamp system
turns off when the exterior lamp
control is turned to or the ignition
is off.
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