1996 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 100

Pull the knob out to the first stop to turn on the parking and taillamps, sidemarker lamps and instrument panel lights. Pull the knob out all the wayto turn on the headlamps. You can brighten or dim the instrument cluster by rotating the headlamp knob. Press the knob all the way in to turn them off. The exterior lamps will automatically turn on after several seconds of wiper activation. Lamps On Reminder You will hear a warning chime ifyou pull the keyfrom the ignition while leaving the lamps on,if the manual headlamp control is activated. An exception to this is when you're using twilight sentinel. Daytime Running Lamps Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) canmake it easier for-others to see the front of your vehicle duringthe day, DRL can be helpful in many different driving conditions, but they can be especially helpfulin the short periods after dawn and before sunset. A light sensor on topof the instrument panel makes the DRL work, so be sure it isn't covered. Headlamps Wiper Activated Headlamps This featureactivates the headlamps and parking lamps after the windshield wipers have been use for in approximately 20 seconds. In order to operate the wiper activated headlamps, the twilight sentinel must be in the on position. This feature lights the way in poor weather and it also makesyour vehicle more visible to other drivers. If the wiper activated headlamps are on, and the ignition switch is turned off, the wiper activatedheadlamps will immediately turn off. The wiper activated headlamps will deactivate if you turn off the twilight sentinel orif the windshield wipers have been turned off for a period of one or two seconds. The DRL system will make the high-beam headlamps come on at reduced brightness when: the ignition is on, 0 the headlamp switch is oft' and the transaxle is not in PARK (P). - 2-41