CHEVROLET 2012 Avalanche - Manual (Page 182)

Black plate (2,1) Chevrolet Avalanche Owner Manual - 2012 - crc 2nd edition - 11/7/11
6-2 Lighting
The exterior lamps control has four
positions:
P (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 5‑25.
; (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.
Push the turn signal/multifunction
lever toward the instrument panel to
change the headlamps from low
beam to high beam.
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder
If a door is open, a reminder chime
sounds when the headlamps or
parking lamps are manually turned
on and the key is out of the ignition.
To turn off the chime, turn the
headlamp switch to off or AUTO and
then back on, or close and re-open
the door. In the AUTO mode, the
headlamps turn off once the ignition
is in LOCK/OFF or remains on until
the headlamp delay ends (if enabled
in the DIC). See “Exit Lighting”
under Vehicle Personalization (With
DIC Buttons) on page 5‑42.