Daytime Running; Lamps (Drl); Adaptive Forward; Lighting (Afl) - Cadillac SRX 2012 Owner's Manual

Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL)

Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can
make it easier for others to see the
front of your vehicle during the day.
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 makes the
low beam headlamps come on at a
reduced brightness or for vehicles
with High Intensity Discharge (HID)
headlamps, the DRL lights will come
on when the following conditions
are met:
The ignition is in the
.
ON/RUN mode.
The exterior lamps control is
.
in AUTO.
The engine is running.
.
When the DRL are on, only the
low beam headlamps, at a reduced
level of brightness, will be on.
The high beam headlamps,
taillamps, sidemarker, instrument
panel lamps, and other lamps
will not be on.
The headlamps automatically
change from DRL to the regular
headlamps depending on the
darkness of the surroundings.
The other lamps that come on with
the headlamps will also come on.
When it is bright enough outside,
the headlamps go off and the
DRL come on.
To turn the DRL lamps off or on
again, turn the exterior lamps
control to the off position and
then release. For vehicles first
sold in Canada, the DRL cannot
be turned off.
This vehicle may have a DRL
disabling function. When the DRL
are on and a turn signal is activated,
the DRL on that side will be off until
the turn signal goes off.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Lighting

Adaptive Forward

Lighting (AFL)

For vehicles with uplevel
headlamps, the Adaptive Forward
Lighting System (AFL) adjusts
the headlamps to provide greater
road illumination in various driving
conditions.
To enable AFL, set the exterior
lamp control to the AUTO position.
Moving the control out of the AUTO
position will deactivate the system.
AFL will operate when the vehicle
speed is greater than 3 km/h
(2 mph). AFL will not operate when
the transmission is in R (Reverse).
AFL is not immediately operable
after starting the vehicle; driving
a short distance is required to
calibrate the AFL. See Exterior
Lamp Controls on page 6 1.
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