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Cl
e
ar vision
Igniti
o
n ON
,
light swit
c
h at
::oo:
or
fD.
With the lights switched on, the brightness of instrument cluster
!i.e
.
needles, gauges and displays) and center console il lumination
can be adjusted.
0
Note
The instrument cluster and cent er console illumina
t
ion (gauges and
needles) comes on when you swi
t
ch on the igni
t
ion and the
vehi cle
headlights are
off. Be aware of the following difference between
models built to US or
Canad
ian speci
fi cat
ions
:
•
USA model
s:
illumination of the instrument cluster (gauges and
needle
s),
dash and center console around the gear shift lever
is
controlled by a light sensor located in the instrument panel. The
instrument panel illumination will automatically become dimmer
as
t he daylight fades awa
y
and eventu
ally w
ill go out completel
y
when outside light
is
very
low.
Thi
s
is to remind
you,
the
driver,
to
switch on the headlight
s
before it get
s
too dar
k.
•
Canada models: instrument panel illumination will stay bright
regardless of the intens ity of ambient light
. Alwa
ys be
awa
re of
change
s
in
outside
light conditi
ons
while you are driving. Respond
in time t
o
fading daylight by turn ing the light swit ch to posit ion
fD
(or "AUTO" if your car is equipped with this feature)
to turn on your
headlights
.
•
Bi-Xenon
headlights*
After
st
arting the engine, the bi-xenon headlights are automatica lly
adjusted to the load and angle of the vehic le (for example, d uring
acce leration and brak ing)
.
This preven
t
s oncoming traffic from
experiencing unnecessary head light g lare from your bi -xenon head
-
lights.
If the system is not operating properly, a warning symbol in the
Auto -Check Control is displayed
::::;,
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.
•
Emergency
flasher
~
The emergency flasher mak es othe
r
moto rists aware that
you or your vehicle are in an emergency situation.
Fig.
49 Cent
e
r
console: emergency
fla sher switch
-
Press the sw itch
~
=>
fi
g
.
49, to switch
t
he emergency
fl
as
h er
o
n
or off.
When the emergency flasher is on, al
l
four turn signal blink at the
same time
.
The turn signal indicator lights
¢i ¢
in the instrument
cluster, as we ll as the light
i
n the emergency flasher switch
&t,.
bli
n
k
likew
ise.
The emergency f lasher will automatica lly switch on if you are in an
accident where the airbag has deployed
.
[
i
]
Tips
You should switch on the emergency flasher when:
•
you are the last vehicle standing in a t raffic jam so that any other
vehic les coming can see you, or when
•
your vehic le has broken down or you are in an emergency
sit
ua-
tion
,
or when
•
your veh icle is be ing towed by a tow
t
ruck or if you are towing
another vehicle behind you.
•
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