1997 Buick LeSabre Owner's Manual - Page 102

Lamps On Reminder If you leave the manual headlamp or parking lamp switch on, remove the key from the ignition and open the driver's door, you will hear a continuous warning chime. The chime will turn off when the lamps are turned off. When thc DRL are on, only your high-beam headlamps will be on. The parking lamps, taillamps, sidemarker and other lamps won't be on. Your instrument panel lights won't be on either. When it is dark enough outside, your low-beam headlamps will 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. Daytime Running Lamps Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier 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. To turn off all exterior lighting at night when you are parked, turn o f f the headlamps and move the twilight sentinel control all the way toward MIN. The exterior lamps will turn back on automatically when you move the transaxle out of PARK (P). As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular headlamp system when you need it. The DRL system will make your high-beam headlamps turn on at reduced brightness in daylight when: The ignition is on, The headlamp switch is off and The transaxle is not in PARK (P). Cornering Lamps The cornering lamps are designed to turn on when you signal a turn. This will provide more lighting when cornering a t night. 2-42