Cadillac 2010 STS Automobile User Manual


 
has been turned on, it remains on each time the vehicle
is started. Additionally, the IntelliBeam system must be
enabled.
To enable the System, turn the exterior lamp control to
AUTO, with the turn signal/multifunction lever in its
starting position. The High-Beam On Light appears on
the instrument panel cluster when the high-beams are
on. See Highbeam On Light
on page 468
. The vehicle
has variable intensity high-beams. The high-beam
indicator on the instrument panel cluster comes on
as soon as the high-beams start to come on, and
remains on until the high-beams have completely
turned off. Vehicles with IntelliBeam quickly turn off the
high-beams if the system detects the sudden presence
of vehicle lights ahead.
Driving with IntelliBeam
IntelliBeam only activates the high-beams when driving
over 32 km/h (20 mph).
The high-beam headlamps remain on, under the 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
headlamps are not required.
.
The high-beam headlamps are manually turned
on or you use the flash-to-pass feature. See
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
on page 45
and Flash-to-Pass
on page 49
.
When either of these conditions occur, the
IntelliBeam feature is temporarily disabled until the
high-beam stalk is returned to its starting position.
If either of these conditions occur and IntelliBeam
already has the high-beam headlamps on, the
feature is disabled and the light in the mirror
turns off.
.
The exterior lamp control is turned to any setting
except AUTO.
When this occurs, IntelliBeam is disabled until the
control is turned back to the AUTO position and
the AUTOMATIC LIGHTS ON message displays
on the DIC.
.
The IntelliBeam system is turned off at the inside
rearview mirror.
.
The vehicle's speed drops below 24 km/h
(15 mph).
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