2001 Cadillac Catera Owner's Manual - Page 114

Lamps On Reminder You will hear a warning chime if you open the door while leaving the lamps on, if the manual headlamp knob is activated. An exception to this is when you're using the Twilight Sentinel.R 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. Fully functional daytime running lights are required on all vehicles first sold in Canada. The DRL system will make the high-beam headlamps come on at reduced brightness when the following conditions are met: When DRL are on, only the high-beam headlamps (at reduced brightness) will be on. No other exterior lamps such as the parking lamps, taillamps, etc. will be on when the DRL are being used. The instrument panel won't be lit up either. When the Twilight SentinelR is on and it's dark enough outside, the high-beam headlamps (at reduced intensity) will change to low-beam headlamps. When it's bright enough outside, the regular lamps will go off, and the high-beam headlamps change to the reduced brightness of DRL. To idle your vehicle with the headlamps off, turn off the Twilight Sentinel using the thumbwheel located below the headlamp knob, then shift the transmission into PARK (P). Placing your vehicle in PARK (P) disables the DRL. The DRL will stay off until you shift out of PARK (P). D Your vehicle's ignition is in ON or START, D the low-beam headlamps are off (the manual lamp knob is in the off or park lamp position) and of PARK (P). D your vehicle's transmission is shifted out 2-47