Automatic Door Locks; Exterior Lamps - Chevrolet 2006 Cobalt Getting To Know Manual

Automatic Door Locks

(if equipped)
For your safety, all doors will automatical-
ly lock when the shift lever is moved out
of Park with an automatic transmission, or
when the vehicle speed is greater than 5
mph (8 km/h) with a manual transmission.
This feature cannot be disabled; however,
you can personalize the unlock features
by using the Driver Information Center.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

Exterior Lamps

Your Cobalt is equipped with an
Automatic Lamp Control system, which
turns on the headlamps and other exteri-
or lamps at dusk or when necessary.
The exterior lamps also can be operated
manually.
Automatic Lamp Control
When you start the vehicle at night or in
a dark garage, the automatic lamps will
come on immediately. After driving into
daylight, the system will switch to the
Daytime Running Lamps after a 20-
second delay.
Also, when driving into dark tunnels or
garages, the system delays turning on
the headlamps to avoid unnecessarily
switching on and off for a short time.
Light Sensor
The Automatic Lamp Control system's
light sensor is located on top of the
instrument panel. To ensure proper sys-
tem operation, it's important to avoid
placing any objects on or near the sen-
sor or covering up the sensor, such as
with an instrument panel cover.
Exterior Lamp Control Switch
The exterior lamp control switch, used
to manually operate the exterior lamps,
is located on the lever to the left of the
steering column. The switch can be
rotated to each of the following four
positions:
(Headlamps): Turns on the head-
lamps, parking lamps and taillamps.
(Parking Lamps): Turns on park-
ing lamps and taillamps only.
AUTO (Automatic Lamp Control):
Automatically turns on Daytime Running
Lamps in the daytime, and headlamps,
parking lamps and taillamps at dusk.
(Off): When operating in the AUTO
position, a momentary turn of the lamp
control switch to the
off the Automatic Lamp Control and all
of the exterior lights. The Driver Infor-
mation Center will display an AUTO
LIGHTS OFF message.
To activate Automatic Lamp Control, turn
the switch to the
AUTO LIGHTS ON message will be dis-
played. Automatic Lamp Control is
always turned on when the vehicle is
started.
Note: To adjust the brightness of the
instrument panel cluster, use the instru-
ment panel brightness control knob located
to the left of the steering wheel.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
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