1997 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 101

1997 Chevrolet Cavalier Manual

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A flashing DRL telltaleindicates a possible burned out headlamp, or that the vehicle may need service to repair a stuck DRL relay. Fog Lamps (If Equipped) When the DRL are on, only your high-beam headlamps will be on at reduced brightness. The taillamps, sidemarker and otherlamps won't be on. Your instrument panel won'tbe lit up either. When you turn on the headlamp switch, your high-beam headlamps will go out, and your headlamps will come on. The other lamps thatcome on with your headlamps will also come on. When you turn off the headlamp switch, the regular lamps will go off, and your high-beam headlamps will come on at reduced brightness. To idle your vehicle with the DRL set the parking off, brake. The DRL will stay off until yourelease the parking brake. As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular headlamp system whenyou need it. Use your fog lamps for better vision in foggy or misty conditions. The switch for your fog lamps is next to the instrument panel intensity control. Push the topof the switch to turn the fog lamps Push on. the bottom of the switchto turn the fog lamps off. When using fog lamps, the parking lamps low-beam or headlamps must beon. Fog lamps willgo off whenever the high-beam headlamps come on. When the high beams off, the go fog lamps will come again. on 2-43

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A
flashing
DRL
telltale
indicates a
possible
burned
out
headlamp, or that
the
vehicle
may
need
service to repair
a
stuck
DRL
relay.
When
the
DRL
are on, only
your
high-beam
headlamps
will be
on
at
reduced brightness. The taillamps,
sidemarker
and
other
lamps won’t be on. Your
instrument
panel
won’t be lit up either.
When you
turn
on
the
headlamp
switch,
your
high-beam
headlamps
will go out, and
your
headlamps
will
come
on. The other
lamps
that come on
with
your
headlamps
will also come on.
When you turn
off
the
headlamp
switch,
the
regular
lamps
will go
off,
and
your
high-beam
headlamps
will
come on at
reduced brightness.
To
idle your vehicle
with
the
DRL
off, set
the
parking
brake. The DRL will stay off
until
you
release the
parking
brake.
As
with
any vehicle, you
should
turn
on
the
regular
headlamp
system
when
you
need
it.
Fog
Lamps
(If
Equipped)
Use
your
fog lamps
for
better
vision
in
foggy
or
misty
conditions.
The switch for
your
fog
lamps
is
next
to
the
instrument
panel
intensity
control.
Push
the
top
of
the
switch to turn
the
fog
lamps on. Push
the
bottom
of
the
switch
to
turn
the
fog
lamps
off.
When using
fog
lamps,
the
parking
lamps
or low-beam
headlamps
must
be on.
Fog
lamps
will go off whenever
the
high-beam
headlamps come on. When
the
high
beams go off,
the
fog
lamps
will
come
on
again.
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