1998 Oldsmobile Aurora Owner's Manual - Page 109

1998 Oldsmobile Aurora Manual

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A light sensoron top of the instrumentpanel makes the DRL work, so be sure it isn't covered. The DRL system will make your low-beam headlamps come on at reduced brightness in daylight when: The ignition is on, 0 To turn off all exterior lighting at night when you are in PARK (P), turn off the headlamps and move the twilight sentinel control, located to theleft of the steering column, all the way toward MIN. See "Twilight Sentinel" inthe Index. The headlamp switch is off and The transaxle is not in PARK (P). As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular headlamp system when you need it. Fog Lamps To turn on the fog lamps, first turn on the parking lamps or headlamps. Then press the fog lamp switch located on the left side of the instrument panel. A light will glow on the switch when the switch is on. To turn off the fog lamps, press it again. When DRL are on, only your low-beam headlamps will be on. The parking lamps, taillamps, sidemarker and other 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 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 to the reduced brightness of DRL. To idle your vehicle withthe DRL off, shift the transaxle into PARK (P). TheD I U will stay off until you shift outof PARK (P). The fog lamps will also switch off when you turn on your high-beam headlamps, but will turn on again when you switch to low beams.

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A
light
sensor
on
top of the
instrument panel makes the
DRL work,
so
be sure
it isn’t covered.
The
DRL system will make your low-beam headlamps
come on at reduced brightness in daylight when:
The ignition is on,
0
The headlamp switch
is off and
The
transaxle is not in PARK
(P).
When DRL
are
on,
only your low-beam headlamps will
be on.
The
parking
lamps,
taillamps,
sidemarker
and
other 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
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
to
the reduced brightness of DRL.
To idle your vehicle
with the DRL off, shift the
transaxle into PARK (P).
The DIU will stay off until
you shift
out of
PARK
(P).
To turn off all exterior lighting at night when you are
in
PARK (P), turn off the headlamps and move the
twilight
sentinel
control,
located to
the left of the
steering column, all the way toward
MIN.
See “Twilight
Sentinel”
in
the Index.
As
with any vehicle, you should
turn
on the regular
headlamp system when you need it.
Fog
Lamps
To turn on the fog lamps,
first turn on the parking
lamps or headlamps. Then
press the fog lamp switch
located
on
the left side of
the instrument panel. A
light will glow on the
switch when the switch is
on.
To
turn
off
the
fog
lamps, press it again.
The
fog lamps will
also
switch off when you turn on
your high-beam headlamps, but will turn on again
when you switch to low beams.