1996 Buick Regal Owner's Manual - Page 99

When the DRL are on,only your low-beam headlamps will be on. The taillamps, sidemarker other lamps and 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 tofull brightness. The other lamps that come on with your headlamps will also come on. When it's bright enough outside, the regular lamps will go off and your low-beam headlamps change the to reduced brightness of DRL. To idle your vehicle with the DRL off, set the parking brake while the ignition is in OFF or LOCK. Thenstart your vehicle. The DRL will stay off until you release the parking brake. As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular headlamp system when you need it. Interior Lamps Instrument PanelBrightness Control You can brighten or dim the instrument panel lights by moving the PANEL LAMPS dial. If you turn the dial past HI, your courtesy or interior lamps will come on. Courtesy Lamps When any door is opened, several lamps come on. These lamps are courtesy lamps. They make it easy for you to enter and leave your vehicle. You can also turn these lamps on by moving the PANEL LAMPS dial all the way up past HI. Some of the lamps have switches so you can turn them on, even when the doors are closed. These lamps are reading lamps. To avoid draining your battery, be sure to turn of€ all reading lamps when leaving your vehicle.