lights CHEVROLET CRUZE 2012 1.G User Guide

Black plate (36,1)Chevrolet Cruze Owner Manual - 2012
5-36 Instruments and Controls
See“Rear Window Defogger” under
Climate Control Systems on
page 8‑1 for more information.
Press the MENU or MENU/SEL
knob when Auto Rear Defog is
highlighted to open the menu.
Turn the knob to highlight On or Off.
Press the knob to confirm the
selection and move back to the
last menu.
Comfort and Convenience
Select the Comfort and
Convenience menu and Chime
Volume will be displayed.
Chime Volume
This allows the selection of the
chime volume level.
Press the MENU or MENU/SEL
knob when Chime Volume is
highlighted. Turn the knob to select
Normal or High. Press the BACK
button to confirm and go back to the
last menu.
Collision/Detection Systems
If equipped, select the Collision/
Detection Systems menu and
Park Assist will be displayed.
Park Assist
This allows the Ultrasonic Parking
Assist feature, audible only, to be
turned on or off.
Press the MENU or MENU/SEL
knob when Park Assist is
highlighted. Turn the knob to select
On or Off. Press the knob to confirm
and go back to the last menu.
Languages
Select the Language menu and the
following will be displayed:
.English
.Francais
.Espanol
Turn the MENU or MENU/SEL knob
to select the language. Press BACK
to return to the last menu.
Lighting
Select the Lighting menu and the
following will be displayed:
.Exit Lighting
.Vehicle Locator Lights
Exit Lighting
This allows the selection of how
long the exterior lamps stay on
when leaving the vehicle when it is
dark outside.
Press the MENU or MENU/SEL
knob when Exit Lighting is
highlighted. Turn the knob to select
Off, 30 Seconds, 1 Minute,
or 2 Minutes. Press the BACK
button to confirm and go back to the
last menu.
Vehicle Locator Lights
This allows the vehicle locator lights
to be turned on or off. When on, the
headlamps and back‐up lamps will
flash when
Kis pressed.

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Instruments and Controls 5-37
Press the MENU or MENU/SEL
knob when Vehicle Locator Lights is
highlighted to open the menu. Turn
the MENU or MENU/SEL knob to
highlight On or Off. Press MENU or
MENU/SEL to select On or Off.
Press the BACK button to confirm
the selection and move back to the
last menu.
Power Door Locks
Select Power Door Locks and the
following will be displayed:
.Auto Door Unlock
.Delayed Door Lock
.Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out
.Auto Door Lock
Auto Door Unlock
This allows selection of which of the
doors will automatically unlock when
the vehicle is shifted into P (Park).
Press the MENU or MENU/SEL
knob when Auto Door Unlock is
highlighted. Turn the knob to select All Doors, Driver Door, or Off. Press
the knob to confirm and go back to
the last menu.
Delayed Door Lock
When on, this feature will delay the
locking of the doors until
five seconds after the last door is
closed. You will hear three chimes
to signal delayed locking is in use.
Press either the power lock button
or
Qon the RKE transmitter twice to
override the delayed locking feature
and immediately lock all of the
doors.
Press the MENU or MENU/SEL
knob when Delayed Door Lock is
highlighted to select On or Off.
Press BACK to return to the
last menu.
Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out
When on, all doors will lock. The
driver door will then unlock if door
locking is requested while the driver
door is open, and disable the
Delayed Door Lock feature. Even when this feature is off, the
driver is protected from accidental
lockouts when the key is in the
ignition.
If Off is selected, the Unlocked Door
Anti Lock Out feature may be
enabled through an additional menu
selection.
Press the MENU or MENU/SEL
knob when Unlocked Door Anti Lock
Out is highlighted to select On or
Off. Press BACK to return to the
last menu.
Auto Door Lock
This allows selection of which of the
doors will automatically lock when
the vehicle is shifted into P (Park).
Press the MENU or MENU/SEL
knob when Auto Door Lock is
highlighted. Turn the knob to select
On or Off. Press the knob to confirm
and go back to the last menu.

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5-38 Instruments and Controls
Remote Locking, Unlocking,
Starting
Select Remote Locking, Unlocking,
Starting and the following will be
displayed (depending on the
system):
.Remote Lock Feedback
.Door Unlock or Remote Door
Unlock
.Remote Unlock Light Feedback
.Remote Start
Remote Lock Feedback
This allows selection of what type of
feedback is given when locking the
vehicle with the RKE transmitter.
Press the MENU or MENU/SEL
knob when Remote Lock Feedback
is highlighted. Turn the knob to
select Lights and Horn, Lights Only,
Horn Only, or Off. Press the knob to
confirm and go back to the
last menu. Door Unlock or Remote Door
Unlock
This allows selection of which doors
will unlock when pressing
Kon the
RKE transmitter.
Press the MENU or MENU/SEL
knob when Door Unlock is
highlighted. Turn the knob to select
All Doors or Driver Door Only. When
set to Driver Door Only, the driver
door will unlock the first time
Kis
pressed and all doors will unlock
when
Kis pressed a second time.
When set to All Doors, all of the
doors will unlock at the first press of
K. Press the knob to confirm and
go back to the last menu.
Remote Unlock Light Feedback
If equipped, this allows selection of
what type of feedback is given when
unlocking the vehicle with the RKE
transmitter.
Press the MENU or MENU/SEL
knob when Remote Unlock Light
Feedback is highlighted. Turn the knob to select On or Off.
Press the knob to confirm and go
back to the last menu.
Remote Start
If equipped, this allows selection to
turn on or off Remote Start.
Press the MENU or MENU/SEL
knob when Remote Start is
highlighted. Turn the knob to select
On or Off. Press the knob to confirm
and go back to the last menu.
Return to Factory Settings
Select Return to Factory Settings to
return all vehicle personalization to
the default settings. Turn the knob
to select Yes or No. Press the knob
to confirm and go back to the
last menu.

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Lighting 6-1
Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . 6-1
Headlamp High/Low-BeamChanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 6-3
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Front Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Battery Power Protection . . . . . . 6-6
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is located
on the instrument panel to the
outboard side of the steering
column.
It controls the following systems:
.Headlamps
.Taillamps
.Parking Lamps
.License Plate Lamps
.Instrument Panel Lights
.Fog Lamps The exterior lamp control has
four positions:
O(Off):
Briefly turn to this position
to turn the automatic light control off
or on again.
AUTO (Automatic): Turns the
headlamps on automatically at
normal brightness, together with
the following:
.Parking Lamps
.Taillamps
.License Plate Lamps
.Instrument Panel Lights
.Sidemarker Lamps
;(Parking Lamps): Turns the
parking lamps on together with the
following:
.Taillamps
.License Plate Lamps
.Instrument Panel Lights
.Sidemarker Lamps

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6-2 Lighting
5(Headlamps):Turns the
headlamps on together with the
lamps listed below. A warning chime
sounds if the driver door is opened
when the ignition switch is off and
the headlamps are on.
.Parking Lamps
.Taillamps
.License Plate Lamps
.Instrument Panel Lights
.Sidemarker Lamps
#(Front Fog Lamps): For
vehicles with fog lamps, press to
turn the lamps on or off.
See Front Fog Lamps on page 6‑4.
When the lights are on,
;will be
lit. See Lamps On Reminder on
page 5‑22.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
2 3Headlamp High/Low‐Beam
Changer: Push the turn signal/lane
change lever away from you to turn
the high beams on.
Pull the lever toward you to return to
low beams.
This indicator light turns on in the
instrument panel cluster when the
high‐beam headlamps are on.
Flash-to-Pass
To flash the high beams, pull the
turn signal/lane change lever all the
way toward you. Then release it.
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL)
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can
make it easier for others to see the
front of your vehicle during the day.
Fully functional daytime running
lamps are required on all vehicles
first sold in Canada.
This indicator light turns on in the
instrument panel cluster when the
DRL are on.
A light sensor on top of the
instrument panel makes the DRL
work, so be sure it is not covered.

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6-6 Lighting
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
The headlamps, parking lamps,
taillamps, and most of the interior
lights turn on briefly, when the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
Kis
pressed. After about 30 seconds the
exterior lamps turn off, and then the
dome and remaining interior lights
will dim to off. Entry lighting can be
disabled manually by changing the
ignition out of the OFF position,
or by pressing the RKE
Qbutton.
This feature can be changed.
See Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑34.
Exit Lighting
The headlamps, taillamps, parking
lamps, back‐up lamps, and license
plate lamps come on at night, or in
areas with limited lighting, when the
key is removed from the ignition.
The dome lamps also come on
when the key is removed from the
ignition. The exterior lamps and
dome lamps remain on after the
door is closed for a set amount of
time, then automatically turn off.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamps control off.
The exit lighting feature can
be changed. See Vehicle
Personalization on page 5‑34.
Battery Power Protection
The battery saver feature is
designed to protect the vehicle's
battery.
If some interior lights are left on
and the ignition is turned off, the
battery rundown protection system
automatically turns the lamp off after
some time.

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9-16 Driving and Operating
If the vehicle must be shut off in an
emergency:
1. Brake using a firm and steadypressure. Do not pump the
brakes repeatedly. This may
deplete power assist, requiring
increased brake pedal force.
2. Shift the vehicle to Neutral. This can be done while the vehicle is
moving. After shifting to Neutral,
continue to firmly apply the
brakes and steer the vehicle to a
safe location.
3. Come to a complete stop. Shift to P (Park) with an automatic
transmission, or Neutral with a
manual transmission. Turn the
ignition to LOCK/OFF.
4. Set the parking brake. See Parking Brake on page 9‑36.{WARNING
Turning off the vehicle while
moving may cause loss of power
assist in the brake and steering
systems and disable the airbags.
While driving, only shut the
vehicle off in an emergency.
If the vehicle cannot be pulled over,
and must be shut off while driving,
turn the ignition to ACC/
ACCESSORY.
The ignition switch can bind in the
LOCK/OFF position with the wheels
turned off center. If this happens,
move the steering wheel from right
to left while turning the key to ACC/
ACCESSORY. If this does not work,
then the vehicle needs service. B (ACC/ACCESSORY):
This position provides power to
some of the electrical accessories.
It unlocks the steering wheel and
ignition. To move the key from
ACC/ACCESSORY to LOCK/OFF,
push in the key and then turn it
to LOCK/OFF.
C (ON/RUN):
The ignition switch
stays in this position when the
engine is running. This position can
be used to operate the electrical
accessories, including the
ventilation fan and 12‐volt power
outlet, as well as to display some
warning and indicator lights. This
position can also be used for
service and diagnostics, and to
verify the proper operation of the
malfunction indicator lamp as may
be required for emission inspection
purposes. The transmission is
also unlocked in this position on
automatic transmission vehicles.

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9-18 Driving and Operating
Ignition Positions
(Keyless Access)
The vehicle has an electronic
keyless ignition with pushbutton
start.
Pressing the button cycles it through
three modes, ACC/ACCESSORY,
ON/RUN/START, and Stopping the
Engine/OFF.The transmitter must be in the
vehicle for the system to operate.
If the pushbutton start is not
working, the vehicle may be near a
strong radio antenna signal causing
interference to the keyless access
system. See
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation on
page 2‑3 for more information.
To shift out of P (Park), the vehicle
must be in ACC/ACCESSORY or
ON/RUN and the brake pedal must
be applied.
Stopping the Engine/OFF
(No LED Lights): When the
vehicle is stopped, press the engine
START/STOP button once to turn
the engine off.
If the vehicle is in P (Park), the
ignition will turn off, and Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) will remain
active. See Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) on page 9‑23 for
more information. If the vehicle is not in P (Park),
the ignition will return to ACC/
ACCESSORY and the Driver
Information Center (DIC) will display
the message SHIFT TO PARK in
the Driver Information Center (DIC).
See
Transmission Messages on
page 5‑33 for more information.
When the vehicle is shifted into
P (Park), the ignition system will
switch to OFF.
Do not turn the engine off when the
vehicle is moving. This will cause a
loss of power assist in the brake
and steering systems and disable
the airbags.
If the vehicle must be shut off in an
emergency:
1. Brake using a firm and steady pressure. Do not pump the
brakes repeatedly. This may
deplete power assist, requiring
increased brake pedal force.

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Vehicle Care 10-37
Mini Fuses Usage4 Canister Vent
Solenoid
5 Ignition
7 Not Used
8 Fuel Injection
9 Fuel Injection/
Ignition System
10 Engine Control
Module
11 Lambda Sensor
13 Canister Vent
Solenoid
14 Not Used
15 Rear Wiper
16 Ignition/Air Quality
Sensor/Aero‐Shutter
17 Ignition/Airbag Mini Fuses Usage
18 Fuel Control Module
19 Not Used
20 Fuel Pump
23 Not Used
29 Not Used
30 Antilock Brake
System
31 Body Control
Module
32 Body Control
Module
33 Front Seat Heating
34 Sunroof
(If Equipped)
35 Infotainment
System/Amplifier
36 Not Used Mini Fuses Usage
37 High Beam
Right Side
38 High Beam Left Side
39 Not Used
40 Not Used
46 Cooling Fan
47 Lambda Sensor
48 Fog Lights
49 Not Used
50 Not Used
51 Horn
52 Ignition
53 Automatic Dimming
Rearview Mirror
54 Light Switch/
Light Control

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Vehicle Care 10-81
Notice:Ignoring these steps
could result in costly damage to
the vehicle that would not be
covered by the warranty.
Trying to start the vehicle by
pushing or pulling it will not
work, and it could damage the
vehicle.
The jump start positive post (B) is
located in the engine compartment
on the driver side of the vehicle. The jump start negative grounding
point (D) is the engine block or an
engine mounting bolt. Connect to a
spot as far away from the
discharged battery as possible.
These locations are used instead of
a direct connection to the battery.
The positive jump start connection
is under a trim cover. Open the
cover door to expose the terminal.
1. Check the other vehicle. It must
have a 12-volt battery with a
negative ground system.
Notice: Only use a vehicle that
has a 12-volt system with a
negative ground for jump
starting. If the other vehicle does
not have a 12-volt system with a
negative ground, both vehicles
can be damaged.
2. Position the two vehicles so that they are not touching.
3. Set the parking brake firmly and put the shift lever in P (Park)
with an automatic transmission,
or Neutral with a manual transmission. See
Shifting Into
Park (Automatic Transmission)
on page 9‑24 with an automatic
transmission, or Parking on
page 9‑27 with a manual
transmission.
Notice: If the radio or other
accessories are left on during the
jump starting procedure, they
could be damaged. The repairs
would not be covered by the
warranty. Always turn off the
radio and other accessories when
jump starting the vehicle.
4. Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF. Turn off all lights and
accessories in both vehicles,
except the hazard warning
flashers if needed.{WARNING
An electric fan can start up even
when the engine is not running
and can injure you. Keep hands,
clothing and tools away from any
underhood electric fan.