Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for others to see
the front of your vehicle during the day. DRL can be helpful in many different driving
conditions, but they can be especially helpful in the short periods after dawn and
before sunset. Fully functional daytime running lamps are required on all vehicles
first sold in Canada.
The DRL system will make your low-beam headlamps come on at a reduced brightness
in daylight when the following conditions are met:
• | The exterior lamp band is in OFF or in the parking lamp position. |
• | The parking brake is released. |
When the DRL system is on, the taillamps, parking lamps and instrument panel
lights will not be illuminated unless you have turned the exterior lamps control to
the parking lamp or headlamp position.
An indicator light on the instrument panel cluster will come on when the DRL
are on. See
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) Indicator Light
.
The DRL system will turn off when one of the following conditions are met:
• | The parking brakes are on. |
• | The high-beam headlamps are on. |
• | The low-beam headlamps are on. |
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular headlamp system when you
need it.