Headlamps On Reminder; Daytime Running Lamps (Drl)/ Automatic Headlamp System - Pontiac Montana SV6 2007 Owner's Manual

Headlamps on Reminder

If you turn the ignition to LOCK while leaving the
lamps on, you will hear a warning chime once
the driver's door is opened.
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)/
Automatic Headlamp System
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 lamps
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 is not covered.
The DRL system will make front parking and
turn signal lamps come on in daylight when the
following conditions are met:
•
The ignition is on.
•
The exterior lamps control is off.
•
The parking brake is released.
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When the DRL are on, only your front parking and
turn signal lamps will be on. Your instrument
panel will not be lit up.
When it is dark enough outside, the exterior lamps
will come on automatically. When it is bright enough
outside, the exterior lamps will turn off and the DRL
will turn on. Of course, you may still turn on the
headlamps any time you need to.
If you start your vehicle in a dark garage, the
automatic headlamp system will come on
immediately. Once you leave the garage, it will
take approximately one minute for the automatic
headlamp system to change to DRL if it is light
outside. During that delay, your instrument panel
cluster may not be as bright as usual. Make sure
your instrument panel brightness control is in the
full bright position. See Instrument Panel Brightness
on page 191.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL and automatic
headlamps off, set the parking brake while the
ignition is in LOCK. Then start the vehicle. The
DRL and automatic headlamps will stay off until
you release the parking brake.
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the
regular headlamp system when you need it.