1995 Buick Regal Owner's Manual - Page 94

Instrument Panel Lamps You can brighten or dim the instrument panel lamps by moving the PANEL LAMPS dial. If you turn the dial past HI, your courtesy or interior lamps will conle on. When the DRL are on, only your low-bearn headlamps will be on. The taillamps, sidemarker andother lamps won't be on. Your instrument panel won't be lit up either. When it's dark enough outside, your low-beam headlamps will change to full brightness. The other lamps that come o n with your headlamps willalso come on. When it's bright enough outside, the regular lamps will go off, and your low-beam headlamps change to the reduced brightness of DRL. Daytime Running Lamps (Canada Only) Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for others to see the front of your vehicle during the day. DRL can be helpful in many different driving conditions, but they can be especially helpful in the short periods after dawn and before sunset. A light sensor on top of the instrument panel makes the DRL work, so be sure it isn't covered, To idle your vehicle with the DRL off, set the parking brake in while the ignition is OFF or LOCK. Then start your vehicle. The DIU will stay off until you release the parking brake. As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular headlamp system any time you need it. The DRL system will make your low-beam headlamps come on at a reduced brightness when: 0 0 The ignition is on, The headlamp switch is off, and The parking brake is released. 0 2-32