Cadillac Escalade: Exterior Lighting - Initial Drive Information - In Brief - Cadillac Escalade Owner's ManualCadillac Escalade: Exterior Lighting

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.

and Daytime Running Lamps (DRL). Turning the headlamp control to the off position : Turns off the automatic headlamps and Daytime Running Lamps (DRL). Turning the headlamp control to the off position again will turn the automatic headlamps and 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: Automatically turns on the headlamps at normal brightness, along with the parking lamps, instrument panel lights, license plate lamps, and taillamps.

with the instrument panel lights, license plate lamps, and taillamps.: Turns on the parking lamps, along with the instrument panel lights, license plate lamps, and taillamps.

lamps, instrument panel lights, license plate lamps, and taillamps. : Turns on the headlamps, parking lamps, instrument panel lights, license plate lamps, and taillamps.

For more information, see:

  • Exterior Lamp Controls  .
  • Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)  .
  • Fog Lamps  .
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