Cadillac Escalade: Exterior Lamp Controls - Exterior Lighting - Lighting - Cadillac Escalade Owner's ManualCadillac Escalade: Exterior Lamp Controls

The exterior lamps control is located on the instrument panel to the left of

The exterior lamps control is located on the instrument panel to the left of the steering wheel.

It controls the following systems:

  • Headlamps
  • Taillamps
  • Parking Lamps
  • License Plate Lamps
  • Instrument Panel Lights

The exterior lamps control has four positions:

and Daytime Running Lamps (DRL). Turning the headlamp control to the off position (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

lamps together with the following:(Parking Lamps): Turns on the parking lamps together with the following:

  • Instrument Panel Lights
  • Taillamps
  • License Plate Lamps

together with the following: (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 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.

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