When it is dark enough outside, your automatic system will turn on your headlamps at the normal brightness along with other lamps such as the taillamps, sidemarker, parking lamps, instrument panel lights, and interior switch backlighting.

Make sure the light sensor is not covered. See "Light Sensor" in Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) .

There is a delay in the transition between the daytime and nighttime operation of the automatic lamp control system so that driving under bridges or bright overhead street lights does not affect the system. The automatic lamp control system will only be affected when the light sensor sees a change in lighting lasting longer than this delay.

If you start your vehicle in a dark garage, the automatic lamp system will come on immediately. Once you leave the garage, it will take about one minute for the automatic lamp system to change to DRL if it is light outside. During that delay, your instrument panel cluster may not be as bright as usual. Make sure your instrument panel brightness control is in the full bright position. See Instrument Panel Brightness .

To idle your vehicle with the system off, turn the ignition on and turn the exterior light switch to the off/on position. For Canadian vehicles, the transaxle must stay in PARK (P) for this function.

As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular headlamps when you need them.