2001 Oldsmobile Aurora Owner's Manual - Page 115
2001 Oldsmobile Aurora Manual
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With your headlamp control in AUTO when it is dark enough outside, your low-beam headlamps will automatically come on. The other lamps that turn on with your headlamps will also turn on. When it is bright enough outside, the regular lamps will go off, and your high-beam headlamps change to the reduced brightness of DRL. To turn off all exterior lighting at night when you are parked, turn the headlamp control all the way toward OFF. The DRL will turn on automatically and the HEADLAMPS SUGGESTED message will be displayed on the DIC when you move the transaxle out of PARK (P). If the headlamp control is in the parking lamps position at night, only the parking lamps will be on. If the transaxle is out of PARK (P), only the parking lamps will be active and the HEADLAMPS SUGGESTED message will be displayed on the DIC. As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular headlamp system when you need it. Automatic Headlamps The automatic headlamps will keep your headlamps on when it is dark outside and the ignition is in RUN. It's possible that your headlamps may go out if you drive from a dark area into a bright area like a lighted parking lot. If this happens, turn on your headlamps with the regular headlamp switch. Light Sensor Your automatic headlamps and Daytime Running Lamps work with the light sensor on top of the instrument panel. Don't cover it up. If you do it will read "dark" and the automatic headlamp lighting will turn on. Exterior Lighting Battery Saver If the manual lamp control has been left on, the exterior lamps will turn off approximately 10 minutes after the ignition is turned to LOCK and any door has been opened. This protects against draining the battery in case you have accidentally left the headlamps or parking lamps on. If you need to leave the lamps on for more than 10 minutes, use the manual control to turn the lamps back on after the ignition has been turned to LOCK and any door has been opened. To delay the lamps from turning off, see "Automatic Headlamps" in the Index. 2-45