Chevrolet 2011 Silverado 2500 Automobile User Manual


 
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Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2011
6-2 Lighting
It controls the following systems:
.
Headlamps
.
Taillamps
.
Parking Lamps
.
License Plate Lamps
.
Instrument Panel Lights
The exterior lamps control has four
positions:
O (Off): Turns off the automatic
headlamps and daytime running
lamps (DRL). Turn the headlamp
control to the off position again to
turn the automatic headlamps or
DRL back on.
For vehicles first sold in Canada,
the off position will only work when
the vehicle is shifted into P (Park).
AUTO (Automatic): Automatically
turns on the headlamps at normal
brightness, together with the
following:
.
Parking Lamps
.
Instrument Panel Lights
.
Taillamps
.
License Plate Lamps
When the vehicle is turned off
and the headlamps are in AUTO,
the headlamps may automatically
remain on for a set time. The time of
the delay can be changed using the
DIC. See Driver Information Center
(DIC) on page 534
; (Parking Lamps): Turns on
the parking lamps together with the
following:
.
Instrument Panel Lights
.
Taillamps
.
License Plate Lamps
2 (Headlamps): Turns on the
headlamps together with the
following:
.
Parking Lamps
.
Instrument Panel Lights
.
Taillamps
.
License Plate Lamps
When the headlamps are turned
on while the vehicle is on, the
headlamps turn off automatically
10 minutes after the ignition is
turned off. When the headlamps
are turned on while the vehicle is
off, the headlamps will stay on for
10 minutes before automatically
turning off to prevent the battery
from being drained. Turn the
headlamp control to off and then
back to the headlamp on position
to make the headlamps stay on
for an additional 10 minutes.