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Twilight Sentinel
®
This feature can turn the lamps on and off for you.
A light sensor on top of the instrument panel makes the
Twilight Sentinel
®
work, so be sure it is not covered.
With Twilight Sentinel
®
you will see the following happen:
• When it is dark enough outside, the front turn signal
lamps (DRL) will go off, and the headlamps and
parking lamps will come on. The other lamps that
come on with headlamps will also come on.
• When it is bright enough outside, the headlamps will
go off, and the front turn signal lamps (DRL) will
come on, as long as the exterior lamp switch is in the
AUTO position.
If the vehicle is started in a dark garage, the automatic
headlamp system will come on immediately. Once the
vehicle leaves the garage, it takes about one minute for
the automatic headlamp system to change to DRL if
it is light outside. During that delay, the instrument panel
cluster may not be as bright as usual. Make sure the
instrument panel brightness control is in full bright
position. See Instrument Panel Brightness on page 3-30
for more information.
You can idle the vehicle with the lamps off, even when
it is dark outside. After starting the vehicle, turn the
exterior lamp control band to off, then release it.
The lamps will remain off until you turn the control
band to off again.
Twilight Sentinel
®
also provides exterior illumination as
you leave the vehicle. If Twilight Sentinel
®
has turned
on the lamps when you turn off the ignition, the
lamps will remain on until:
• The exterior lamp switch is moved from OFF to the
parking lamp position, or
• the delay time selected has elapsed.
See Driver Information Center (DIC) on page 3-57 to
select the delay time. You can also select no delay time.
If the ignition is turned off with the exterior lamp switch
in the parking lamp or headlamp position, the Twilight
Sentinel
®
delay will not occur. The lamps will turn off as
soon as the switch is turned off.
The regular headlamp system should be turned on
when needed.
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