low beam CADILLAC XLR V 2007 1.G Owners Manual

Instrument Panel Overview........................ 138
Hazard Warning Flashers.......................... 140
Other Warning Devices............................. 140
Horn.......................................................... 140
Power Tilt Wheel and Telescopic
Steering Column.................................... 141
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever.................. 141
Turn and Lane-Change Signals................. 142
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer.......... 143
Flash-to-Pass............................................ 143
Windshield Wipers..................................... 144
Rainsense™ Wipers.................................. 145
Windshield Washer.................................... 146
Headlamp Washer..................................... 146
Cruise Control........................................... 147
Adaptive Cruise Control............................. 150
Exterior Lamps.......................................... 164
Wiper Activated Headlamps....................... 166
Headlamps on Reminder........................... 166
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)................. 166
Adaptive Forward Lighting System............. 167
Fog Lamps................................................ 168
Twilight Sentinel
®...................................... 168Exterior Lighting Battery Saver.................. 169
Instrument Panel Brightness...................... 170
Courtesy Lamps........................................ 170
Entry/Exit Lighting...................................... 170
Reading Lamps......................................... 171
Battery Run-Down Protection..................... 171
Head-Up Display (HUD)............................ 171
Ultrasonic Rear Parking
Assist (URPA)........................................ 175
Accessory Power Outlet(s)........................ 177
Ashtray(s) and Cigarette Lighter................ 178
Climate Controls......................................... 178
Dual Climate Control System..................... 178
Outlet Adjustment...................................... 184
Passenger Compartment Air Filter............. 184
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators..... 185
Instrument Panel Cluster........................... 186
Speedometer and Odometer...................... 187
Trip Odometer........................................... 187
Tachometer............................................... 187
Safety Belt Reminder Light........................ 187
Airbag Readiness Light............................. 188
Section 3 Instrument Panel
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Power Tilt Wheel and Telescopic
Steering Column
The power tilt wheel
control is located on the
outboard side of the
steering column.
To operate the power tilt feature, push the control
up and the steering wheel will tilt up. Push the
control down and the steering wheel will go down.
Push the control forward and the steering wheel
moves toward the front of the vehicle. Push
the control rearward and the steering wheel moves
toward the rear of the vehicle. To set the memory
position, seeDIC Vehicle Personalization on
page 220andMemory Seat, Mirrors and Steering
Wheel on page 10.
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
The lever on the left side of the steering column
includes the following:
GTurn and Lane-Change Signals. See
Turn and Lane-Change Signals on page 142.
3Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer. See
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer on
page 143.
-Fog Lamps. SeeFog Lamps on page 168.
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Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
To change the headlamps from low beam to
high, push the turn signal lever all the way forward.
When the high beams
are on, this light on the
instrument panel
cluster will also be on.
To change the headlamps from high to low, pull
the lever rearward.
Flash-to-Pass
This feature lets you use the high-beam
headlamps to signal the driver in front of you that
you want to pass. Pull and hold the turn signal
lever toward you to use. When you do, the
following will occur:
If the low-beam headlamps are on, the
high-beam headlamps will turn on. They will
stay on as long as you hold the lever
there. Release the lever to turn them off.
If the headlamps are on high-beam, they will
switch to low-beam. To return to high beam,
push the lever away from you.
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Wiper Activated Headlamps
This feature activates the headlamps and parking
lamps after the windshield wipers have been in
use for approximately six seconds and the
multifunction lever is in the AUTO position. See
Exterior Lamps on page 164.
When the exterior lamp control has been turned
off or is in the parking lamp position and the wiper
control is on delay, low speed or high speed,
the HEADLAMPS SUGGESTED message
will appear on the Driver Information Center (DIC).
When the ignition is turned off, the wiper-activated
headlamps will immediately turn off.
Headlamps on Reminder
A warning chime will sound if the exterior lamp
control is left on in either the headlamp or parking
lamp position and the driver’s door is opened
with the ignition off.
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
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. Fully functional DRL are required on all
vehicles rst sold in Canada.
The DRL system makes the front turn signal lamps
come on when the following conditions are met:
It is still daylight and the ignition is on.
The exterior lamp control is in the off position.
The transmission is not in PARK (P).
When DRL are on, only the front turn signal lamps
are on. No other exterior lamps such as the
parking lamps, taillamps, etc. are on when the
DRL are used. Your instrument panel will not be lit.
When it is dark enough outside, the front turn
signal lamps turn off and normal low-beam
headlamps turn on.
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Fog Lamps
Use fog lamps for better vision in foggy or misty
conditions.
The fog lamps control is located on the
multifunction lever next to the exterior lamp
control.
-(Fog Lamps):Turning the band to this
position will turn the fog lamps on.
When you turn the fog lamps on, the fog lamp
light will appear on the instrument panel cluster to
indicate that the fog lamps and the parking
lamps are on.
If you turn the high-beam headlamps on, the fog
lamps will turn off. They will turn on again
when you switch to low-beam headlamps.
The ignition must be on for the fog lamps to
operate. The fog lamps will turn off when the
ignition is turned off.
Some localities have laws that require the
headlamps to be on along with the fog lamps.
Twilight Sentinel®
Twilight Sentinel®can turn your lamps on and off
for you. A light sensor on top of the instrument
panel makes the Twilight Sentinel
®work, so
be sure it is not covered.
With Twilight Sentinel
®you will see the following
happen:
When it is dark enough outside, the front turn
signal lamps (DRL) will go off, and the
headlamps and parking lamps will come on.
The other lamps that come on with headlamps
will also come on.
When it is bright enough outside, the
headlamps will go off, and the front turn signal
lamps (DRL) will come on, as long as the
exterior lamp switch is in the AUTO position.
If you start your vehicle in a dark garage,
the automatic headlamp system will come on
immediately. Once you leave the garage, it will
take about one minute for the automatic headlamp
system to change to DRL if it is light outside.
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The HUD consists of the following information:
Speedometer
Turn Signal Indicators
High-Beam Indicator Symbol
Tap-Up/Tap-Down Transmission Feature
Check Gages Icon
Adaptive Cruise Control Features and
Indicators
Radio Features
Be sure to continue scanning your displays,
controls and driving environment just as you would
in a vehicle without HUD. If you never look at
your instrument panel cluster, you may not
see something important, such as a warning light.
Under important warning conditions, the CHECK
GAGES message will display in the HUD.
View your Driver Information Center (DIC) for
more information.
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Lights On Reminder
This light comes on
whenever the
headlamps are on.
Highbeam On Light
This light comes on
when the high-beam
headlamps are in use.
SeeHeadlamp High/Low-Beam Changer on
page 143.
Fuel Gage
Your fuel gage tells you
about how much fuel
you have left when
the ignition is on.
When the needle approaches the low fuel symbol,
LOW FUEL will appear on the Driver Information
Center (DIC) display. At this time, you still have a
little fuel left, but you should get more soon.
Press RESET to acknowledge a DIC message(s).
Pressing RESET will also turn off a DIC message
but the LOW FUEL message will come on
again in 10 minutes if you have not added fuel to
the vehicle.
United States Only
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Driving at Night
Night driving is more dangerous than day driving.
One reason is that some drivers are likely to
be impaired — by alcohol or drugs, with night
vision problems, or by fatigue.
Here are some tips on night driving.
Drive defensively.
Do not drink and drive.
Adjust the inside rearview mirror to reduce the
glare from headlamps behind you.
Since you cannot 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 vehicle’s headlamps can light up only so
much road ahead.
In remote areas, watch for animals.
If you are tired, pull off the road in a safe
place and rest.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 are driving, do not
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 by approaching
headlamps. It can take a second or two, or
even several seconds, for your eyes to re-adjust
to the dark. When you are faced with severe glare,
as from a driver who does not lower the high
beams, or a vehicle with misaimed headlamps,
slow down a little. Avoid staring directly into
the approaching headlamps.
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The vehicle should be properly prepared as
follows:
The vehicle should be placed so the
headlamps are 25 ft (7.6 m) from a light
colored wall.
The vehicle must have all four tires on a
perfectly level surface which is level all
the way to the wall.
The vehicle should be placed so it is
perpendicular to the wall.
The vehicle should not have any snow, ice or
mud attached to it.
The vehicle should be fully assembled and all
other work stopped while headlamp aiming is
being done.
The vehicle should be normally loaded with a
full tank of fuel and one person or 160 lbs
(75 kg) on the driver’s seat.
Tires should be properly inated.
Start the vehicle and rock it to level the
suspension.Headlamp aiming is done with the low-beam
headlamps. The high-beam headlamps are
correctly aimed if the low-beam headlamps are
aimed properly.
The headlamp aiming
device is under the
hood near the
headlamps.
Adjustment screws can be turned with an
E8 Torx
®socket or T15 Torx screwdriver.
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Headlamp Vertical Aiming
To properly prepare the vehicle for vertical
headlamp aiming seeHeadlamp Aiming on
page 408for more information.
To adjust the vertical aim, do the following:
Notice:Horizontal aiming must be performed
before making any adjustments to the
vertical aim. Adjusting the vertical aim rst will
result in an incorrect headlamp aim.
1. Open the hood. SeeHood Release on
page 373for more information.
2. Locate the aim dot on the inner projector lens
of the low-beam headlamp.
3. Measure the distance from the ground to the
aim dot on each low-beam headlamp. Record
this distance.4. At the wall or other at surface, measure from
the ground upward (A) to the recorded
distance from Step 3 and mark it.
Notice:Do not cover a headlamp to improve
beam cut-off when aiming. Covering a
headlamp may cause excessive heat build-up
which may cause damage to the headlamp.
5. Draw or tape a horizontal line (B) on the wall
or at surface the width of the vehicle at the
height of the mark in Step 4.
6. Turn on the low-beam headlamps and place a
piece of cardboard in front of the headlamp
not being aimed. This should allow only
the beam of light from the headlamp being
aimed to be seen on the at surface.
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