CHEVROLET 2012 Impala - Manual (Page 146)

Black plate (2,1) Chevrolet Impala Owner Manual - 2012
6-2 Lighting
The exterior lamps control has four
positions:
O (Off): Turns off the automatic
headlamps and Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL). Turning the headlamp
control to the off position again will
turn the automatic headlamps or
DRL back on. For vehicles first sold
in Canada, the off position only
works when the vehicle is shifted
into the P (Park) position.
AUTO (Automatic): Automatically
turns on the headlamps at normal
brightness, together with the
following:
. Parking Lamps
. Instrument Panel Lights
. Taillamps
. License Plate Lamps
;
(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 lamps listed below. When
the headlamps are turned on while
the vehicle is on, the headlamps will
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.
. Parking Lamps
. Taillamps
. License Plate Lamps
. Instrument Panel Lights
# (Fog Lamps) (If Equipped):
Turns on the fog lamps.
See Fog Lamps on page 6‑4.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
To change the headlamps from low
beam to high beam, push the turn
signal/multifunction lever away
from you.
This instrument panel cluster
light
3
comes on if the high‐beam
lamps are turned on while the
ignition is in ON/RUN.
To change the headlamps from high
beam to low beam, pull the turn
signal lever toward you.
Flash-to-Pass
This feature is used to signal to the
vehicle ahead that you want
to pass.
If the headlamps are off or in
the low‐beam position, pull the
turn signal lever toward you to
momentarily switch to high beams.
Release the lever to turn the
high-beam headlamps off.