Lighting, Exterior lighting, Exterior lamp controls – CHEVROLET 2012 Corvette User Manual

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Lighting

6-1

Lighting

Exterior Lighting

Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps Off

Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Headlamp High/Low-Beam

Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Twilight Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 6-4
Turn and Lane-Change

Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Interior Lighting

Instrument Panel Illumination

Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Lighting Features

Entry/Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Battery Power Protection . . . . . . 6-7
Exterior Lighting Battery

Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Exterior Lighting

Exterior Lamp Controls

The exterior lamp control is located
to the left of the steering wheel on
the multifunction lever.

O

(Exterior Lamp Control):

Turn the band with this symbol on it
to operate the exterior lamps.

The exterior lamp band has four
positions:

O

(Off): Turns off all lamps.

AUTO (Automatic): Sets the
exterior lamps to automatic mode.
AUTO mode turns the exterior
lamps on and off depending on how
much light is available outside the
vehicle.

To override AUTO mode, turn the
control to off.

To reset to AUTO mode, turn the
control to exterior lamps and then
back to AUTO. Automatic mode also
resets when the vehicle is turned off
and then back on again if the control
is left in the AUTO position.

;

(Parking Lamps): Turns on

the parking lamps together with the
following:

.

Sidemarker Lamps

.

Taillamps

.

License Plate Lamps

.

Instrument Panel Lights

The parking brake indicator light
comes on and stays on when the
parking lamps are on with the
engine off and the ignition to
ACC/ACCESSORY.

5

(Headlamps): Turns on the

headlamps, together with the
previously listed lamps and lights.

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