Exterior Lighting

The exterior lamp control is located toward the end of the turn signal/lane change lever.
: Turn the band with this symbol on it to operate the exterior lamps.
The exterior lamp control has four positions:
: Turns off all lamps, except the Daytime Running Lamps (DRL).
AUTO: Turns the headlamps on and off automatically, depending upon how much light is available outside of the vehicle.
: Turns on the parking lamps, together with the sidemarker lamps, taillamps, license plate lamps, and instrument panel lights.
: Turns on the headlamps, together with the parking lamps, sidemarker lamps, taillamps, license plate lamps, and instrument panel lights.
For more information, see:
- Exterior Lamp Controls.
- Daytime Running Lamps (DRL).
- Fog Lamps.
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