Pontiac Sunbird Owner's Manual page 77

Features & Controls
Daflime Running Lights (DRL)
Indicator Light
(CANADA ONLY)
If your vehicle was first sold, when new,
in Canada, you will have this light on
the instrument panel. It goes on
whenever the Daytime Running Lights
are on.
Daytime Running Lights
(CANADA ONLY)
The Canadian federal government has
decided that Daytime Running Lights
(DRL) are a useful feature, in that DRL
can make your vehicle more visible to
pedestrians and other drivers during
daylight hours. DRL are required on
new vehicles sold in Canada.
The high beam headlights will come on
at reduced brightness (or, if you have
fog lights, they will come on) in daylight
when:
The ignition is on
The headlight switch is off, and
The parking brake is released.
When you turn on your headlights, the
DRL will switch off and the exterior
lights will come on. When you turn off
the headlights, the exterior lights will go
out and the high beams will change to
the reduced brightness of DRL again.
Or, if you have fog lights, the exterior
lights will go out and the fog lights will
come on when you turn off the
headlights.
The DRL indicator light on the
instrument panel will go on whenever
the DRL are on. This light means that
only the DRL are on. When you turn on
your exterior lights, this light will go
out. Of course, you may still turn on the
headlights any time you need to.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL off,
set the parking brake. The DRL will stay
off until you release the parking brake.
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