2001 Cadillac Catera Owner's Manual - Page 113

Headlamps Turn the lamp knob all the way to the right to turn on the low-beam headlamps. To turn on the high-beam headlamps, the low-beam headlamps must already be on. Push the turn signal lever on the left side of the steering wheel away from you to engage the high-beam headlamps. Pull the lever toward you to return to the low-beam headlamps. For more information, see "Headlamp High/Low Beam" in the Index. Turn the lamp knob all the way to the left to turn the headlamps off. If the headlamps are activated while driving and then you turn your vehicle's ignition off while the lamp knob is still turned on, the headlamps will turn off. If, however, you open the driver's door while the lamp knob is still turned on, a warning chime will sound reminding you to turn the lamp knob to OFF. This will stop the warning chime from sounding. (If you want the headlamps to remain on, you must manually turn the lamp knob off and then back on to the headlamp position. The headlamps will stay on until manually turned off again.) Your vehicle may be equipped with High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps. Your headlamps come on at a lower intensity and gradually increase to full brightness. Wiper-Activated Headlamps This feature activates the low-beam headlamps, parking lamps, sidemarker lamps and taillamps after the windshield wipers have been in use for about 20 seconds. The wiper-activated headlamps light the way in poor weather and also make your vehicle more visible to other drivers. If the wipers are on and the ignition switch is turned off, the headlamps will immediately turn off. The headlamps will also deactivate if the windshield wipers have been turned off for about 20 seconds. Perimeter Lighting This feature turns on the low-beam headlamps, parking lamps, sidemarker lamps and taillamps for about 20 seconds after the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed. Perimeter lighting immediately ends when your vehicle's ignition is turned to ON or START. 2-46