Exterior Lamps Off Reminder; Changer; Flash-To-Pass; Lamps (Drl) - Cadillac CTS Owner's Manual

Your vehicle's windscreen is dirty,
cracked, or obstructed by
something that blocks the view of
the light sensor.
Your vehicle's windscreen is
covered with ice, dirt, haze,
or other obstructions.
Your vehicle is loaded such that
the front end points upward,
causing the light sensor to aim
high and not detect headlamps
and tail lamps.
You are driving on winding or hilly
roads.
You may need to manually disable or
cancel the main beam headlamps by
turning the dipped beam headlamps
on, if any of the above conditions
exist.
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder
A warning chime will sound if the
exterior lamp control is left on in
either the headlight or parking light
position and the driver door is opened
with the ignition off.
Headlamp Main/
Dipped-Beam Changer
: Push the indicator lever away
from you and release, to turn the
main beams on. To return to dipped
beams, push the stalk again or pull it
toward you and release.
This indicator light turns on in the
instrument cluster when the
high-beam headlamps are on.

Flash-to-Pass

This feature allows the main-beam
headlights to be used to signal the
driver in front of you that you want
to pass.
Pull and hold the indicator lever
toward you to use this feature. When
this is done the following will occur:
LIGHTING
If the headlights are off or in
dipped-beam mode, the
main-beam headlights will turn
on. They will stay on as long as
the lever is held there. Release the
lever to turn them off.
If the headlamps are in
main-beam mode, they will go to
dipped beam.

Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL)

DRL can make it easier for others to
see the front of your vehicle during
the day.
The dedicated DRL will come on when
all of the following conditions are met:
The ignition is on.
The exterior lamp control is
in AUTO.
The light sensor determines it is
daytime.
The parking brake is released or
the vehicle is not in P (Park).
The tail lamps, instrument panel
lights, and other lamps will not be on.
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