headlamp CADILLAC DEVILLE 1995 7.G Owners Manual

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PARKING LAMPS
MASTER LIGHTING
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HAZARD WARNING
FLASHER LAMPS OR
HIGH BEAM
These symbols are on some of your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WASHER WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
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WASHER WIPER
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If it doesn’t start right away, hold vour lev in START for about three
seconds at a time until your engine starts:Wait about 15 seconds
between each
try to help avoid draining your battety
Your left headlanip and left taillamp may be on as you start Vour
engine,
but the right headlamp and taillamp won‘t.-This prohdes some
light as
you start but doesn’t drain your battery as much.
If your engine still won’t start (or starts but then stops), it could be
flooded with too much gasoline. 7i-y pushing your accelerator pedal all
the
way to the floor and holding it there as you hold the key in START
for about three seconds. If the vehicle starts briefly but then stops
again.
do the same thing.
NOTICE:
Your engine is designed to work with the electronics in your
vehicle. If you add electrical parts or accessories,
you could
change the way the fuel injection system operates. Before
adding electrical equipment, check with your dealer.
If you
don’t,
your engine might not perform properly.
If you ever have to have your vehicle towed, see the part of this
manual that tells how to do it without damaging
your vehicle.
See “Towing Your Vehicle”
in the Index.
DRMNG THROUGH DEEP STANDING
WATER
NOTICE:
If you drive too quickly through deep puddles or standing water,
water can come
in through your engine’s air intake and badly
damage your engine.
Neyer drive through water that is slightly
lower thall
the underbody of your vehicle. If you can’t avoid
deep puddles or standing water, drive through them very
slowly.

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TURN SIGNAIMULTIFUNCTION LEWR
The le~r on the left side of the steering column includes your:
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
Headlamp High-Low Beam
Flash-To-Pass Feature
Windshield Wipers
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0 Cruise Control
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As you signal a turn or a lane change, if the arrows don't flash but just stay
on a signal bulb may be burned out and othcr drivers won't see your turn
signal.
If a bulb is burned out, replace it to help avoid an accident. If the green
arrows don't
go on at all when you signal a turn. check the fuss (see
''FL~s~s" in the Index) and for t&ned-out bulbs.
Wiper Activated Headlamps
'This featurc activates the headlamps and parking lamps after the
windshield wipers have been in use- for approxinlatelJ7 23 seconds.
The wipcr activated headlamps will deactivatc if vou turn off the twilight
sentinel or if the windshield wipers have been tuined off for a period of
one or two scconds.
Heudlarnp High-Low Beurn
To change the
headlamps
from low
beam to high or high to
low, pull the turn signal
lever
all the way toward
you. Then release it.
When thc high beams
are on, this blue light
on the instrunlent
pallel will also be on.
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This lets you use your high beam headlamps to signal a driver ill front of
you that you want to pass. It works even if your I~eadlamps are off.
X> use it, pull the multifunction lever toward you. When you do:
If vour headlamps are off. your high beam headlamps will turn 011.
Tiey'll stay on as long as you hold the lever there. Release the lever to
turn them off.
If vour headlamps are on high beam, they will switch to low beam. To
gc't back to high beam pull the lever toward you.
Windshield Wipers
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WIPER: To control thc wipers turn the band on the multifunction lever.
NIIST: Turn the band atwy from you and then release it for a single wipe
cycle. For more cycles
hold the b;md on MIST longer.
LO or HI: Turn the band toward you to cither LO (low speed) or to HI
(high L speed), dcpending L. on the wiper spced you want.
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If you open the door while leaving the lamps on, except when using
twilight sentinel, you will hear a warning tone.
Interior Lamps
'hrn the headlamp switch past HI to turn on the interior lamps.
Twilight Sentinel
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The control is next to the headlamp switch. It automatically switches your
lamps on and off by sensing how dark it is outside. To operate the twilight
sentinel, leave the lamp switch off and move the control to any position
but OFF.
If you move the control all the way to MAX, vour lamps will remain on
for 180 seconds after you turn your engine off. If you move the control so
it is just on? the lamps will go off quickly when you turn off your engine.
You
can change this delay time from only a few seconds to 180 seconds.
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The light sensor for the
twilight sentinel
is
located in the center of
the front defogger
grille. If you cover the
sensor,
it will read
''dark'' and your 1a11q.x
will come on.
Cornering Lamps
The cornering lamps come on when you signal a turn and the headlamps
or parkine L lamps are on. They provide more light for cornering.
Underhood Lamp
To operate the underhood lamp, turn on your parking lamps. Then the
underhood lamp will illuminate when the hood is open.
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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.
A light sensor on top of the instrument panel makes the DRL work, so be
sure it isn't covered.
The
DRL system will make your low beam headlamps come on at
reduced brightness
when:
The ignition is on
Thc headlamp switch is off, and
The transaxle is not in PARK (,P).
When it's dark enough outside, your low beam headlamps will change to
full brightness. When it's bright enough outside, the regular lamps will go
off, and your low beam headlamps change to the reduced brightness of
D RL.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL off shift the transaxle into PARK (P).
The DRL will stay off until you shift out of PARK (P).
As with anv vehicle, you should turn on the regular headlamp system
when you need it.
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MIRRORS
Automatic Inside Rearview Mirror
Your Cadillac is
equipped with
an
automatic
electrochromic inside
rearview mirror.
This mirror automatically changes to reduce glare from headlamps behind
you.
A photocell on the back of the mirror senses when it is-becoming
dark outside. Another photocell built into the mirror surface
senses the
headlamps behind you.
The mirror will darken gradually to reduce glare. This change may take, a
few seconds. When the glare subsides, the mirror returns to its ckar
daytime state.
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Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the glare from headlamps
behind you.
Since you can‘t see
as well, you may need to slow down and keep more
space between
you and other vehicles.
Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your headlamps can
light up only
so much road ahead.
In remote areas, watch for animals.
If you’re tired, pull off the road in a safe place and rest.
Night Vision
No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But as we get older
these differences increase. A 50-year-old driver may require at least twice
as much light to see the same thing at night as a 20-year-old.
What
you do in the daytime can also affect your night vision. For example,
if you spend the day in bright sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses.
Your eyes
will have less trouble adjusting to night. But if you’re driving,
don’t wear sunglasses at night. They may cut down on glare from
headlamps, but they also make a lot of things invisible.
You can be temporarily blinded
bv approaching lights. It can take a
second or two, or even several seconds, for your eves to readjust to the
dark. When
YOU are faced with severe glare (as frim a driver who doesn’t
lower the
high beams, or a vehicle with misaimed headlamps), slow down
a little. Avoid staring directly into the approaching lights.
Keep
your windshield and all the glass on your vehicle clean -- inside and
out. Glare at night is made much worse
by dirt on the glass. Even the
inside
of the glass can build up a film caused by dust. Dirty glass makes
lights dazzle and flash more than clean glass would, making the pupils of
your eyes contract repeatedly.
Remember that your headlamps light up far
less of a roadway when you
are in a turn or curve. Keep your eyes moving; that way, it’s easier to pick
out dimly lighted objects. Just as
your headlamps should be checked
regularly for proper aim,
so should your eyes be examined regularly.
Some drivers suffer
from night blindness -- the inability to see in dim
light
-- and aren’t even aware of it.
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