1997 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual - Page 100

The DRL system will make your high- and low-beam headlamps come on ata reduced brightness in daylight when: The ignition is on with the engine running, The headlamp switch is OFF, The parking brake is released and The transaxle is not in PARK (P) on models with an automatic transaxle only. When the DRL are on, only your high- and low-beam headlamps will be on at a reduced brightness. The taillamps, sidemarker and other lamps won't be on. Your instrument panel won't be lit up either. When you turn on the headlamp switch, yourhighand low-beam headlamps will goout, and your regular headlamps will come on. The other lamps that come on with your headlamps will also comeon. When you turn off the headlamp switch, the regular lamps will go off, and your high- and low-beam headlamps will come on to the reduced brightness. To idle your vehicle with the DRL off, set the parking brake. The DRL will! stay off until you release the parking brake. :::O .e0 This indicator light on your instrument panel comes on when DRL are on. As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular headlamp system when you need it. A flashing DRL light indicates a possible burned-out headlamp, or that the vehicle may need service to repair a stuck DRL relay. 2-42