1997 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 97

Lamps On Reminder If you open the driver's door while leaving the headlamps or parking lamps switch! on and the key is removed from the ignition, you will heara warning chime. When the DRL are on, only your low-beam headlamps will be on. The taillamps, sidemarker and other lamps won't be on. Your instrument panel won't be lighted 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'sbright 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 DRL will stay off until you shift out of PARK (P). Daytime Running Lamps Daytime Running Lamps (Dm) make it easier can 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 monitors the exterior light level for the operation of DRL and twilight sentinel, so be sure it isn't covered. The D l U system will make your low-beam headlamps come on at a reduced brightness when: The ignition is on, The headlamp switch is OFF and 0 The transaxle is not in PARK (P). 2-44