2008 Cadillac DTS Owner's Manual - Page 171

IntelliBeam™ Intelligent High-Beam Headlamp Control System If your vehicle has this feature, be sure to read this entire section before using it. IntelliBeam™ is an enhancement to the vehicle's headlamp system. Using a digital light sensor on the rearview mirror, this system turns the vehicle's high-beam headlamps on and off according to surrounding traffic conditions. The IntelliBeam™ system turns the high-beam headlamps on when it is dark enough, there is no other traffic present, and the IntelliBeam system is enabled. Driving with IntelliBeam™ IntelliBeam™ only activates the high-beams when driving over 20 mph (32 km/h). The high-beam headlamps remain on, under the automatic control of IntelliBeam™, until any of the following situations occur: • The system detects an approaching vehicle's headlamps. • The system detects a preceding vehicle's taillamps. • The outside light is bright enough that high-beam • • The headlamp stalk is moved forward to the headlamps are not required. The vehicle's speed drops below 15 mph (24 km/h). high-beam position or the flash-to-pass feature is used. See Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer on page 3-9 and Flash-to-Pass on page 3-13. When either of these conditions occur, the IntelliBeam™ feature is disabled and the IntelliBeam™ light in the mirror turns off until the high-beam stalk is returned to the neutral position. If IntelliBeam™ was using low-beams prior to this action, the IntelliBeam™ feature is temporarily disabled until the stalk is returned to the neutral position. Turning On and Enabling IntelliBeam™ Press and release the IntelliBeam™ button on the inside rear view mirror. The IntelliBeam™ indicator on the mirror turns on to indicate the system is on. Once the system has been turned on, it remains on each time the vehicle is started, but the IntelliBeam system must be enabled. To enable the IntelliBeam™ system, turn the exterior lamp control to AUTO, with the turn signal/multifunction lever in its neutral position. The High-Beam On Light appears on the instrument panel cluster when the high-beams are on. See Highbeam On Light on page 3-67. • 3-31