2005 Buick LaCrosse Owner's Manual - Page 128

< (Parking Lamps): Taillamps Turn the control to this position to turn on the parking lamps together with the following: License Plate Lamps Sidemarker Lamps Instrument Panel Lights Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)/Automatic Headlamp System 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. Daytime running lamps are required to function at all times on all vehicles first sold in Canada. A light sensor on top of the instrument panel makes the DRL work, so be sure it is not covered. The DRL system will make the low-beam headlamps come on at reduced brightness when the following conditions are met: 2 (Headlamps): Turn the control to this position to turn your headlamps on, together with the previously listed lamps and lights. A warning chime will sound if the driver's door is opened when the ignition switch is turned to OFF or ACCESSORY and the headlamps are on. Press this button to turn the foglamps on and off. See Fog Lamps on page 3-15 for additional information. - (Foglamps): • The ignition is on. • The exterior lamps control is off. • The parking brake is released. While the DRL are on, only the vehicle's low-beam headlamps will be on at reduced brightness. The turn signal, taillamps, sidemarker and other lamps will not be on. The instrument panel will not be lit up either. When it is dark enough outside, the DRL will turn off and the vehicle's headlamps and parking lamps will turn on. The other lamps that come on with the headlamps will also come on. 3-14