Twilight Sentinel - Cadillac 2014 SRX Owner's Manual

Twilight Sentinel

This feature automatically turns the
lamps on and off. A light sensor on
top of the instrument panel makes
®
the Twilight Sentinel work, so be
sure it is not covered.
With Twilight Sentinel the following
will happen:
When it is dark enough outside,
and the exterior lamp control is
in the AUTO position, the
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
go off, and 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, and the
DRL come on, as long as the
exterior lamp control is in the
AUTO position. See Exterior
Lamp Controls on page 6-1.
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 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 full bright position. See
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control on page 6-7.
The vehicle can be idled with the
lamps off, even when it is dark
outside. After starting the vehicle,
turn the exterior lamps control to
then release it. The lamps will
remain off until the control is turned
to again.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Lighting
Twilight Sentinel also provides
exterior illumination when exiting the
vehicle until one of the following
occurs:
The exterior lamp control is
moved to from the AUTO
position or to
The delay time selected has
elapsed.
See Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-40 to select the delay time.
You can also select 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 windshield wipers are
activated in daylight with the engine
on, and the exterior lamp control is
in AUTO, the headlamps, parking
6-5
.