Operation Manual

Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9234773) - 2016 - crc - 6/4/15
Lighting 129
Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 129
Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Automatic Headlamp
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 131
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Battery Load Management . . . 133
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
turn signal lever.
There are four positions.
O (Exterior Lamp Control) :
Operates the exterior lamps. Turn to
one of the following positions:
O (Off) : Briefly turn to this position
to turn the automatic light control off
or on again.
AUTO (Automatic Headlamps) :
Turns the exterior lamps on and off
automatically depending on the
exterior light. The vehicle will default
to the AUTO setting when it is first
started.
; (Parking Lamps) : Turns on the
parking lamps including all lamps,
except the headlamps.
5 (Headlamps) : Turns on the
headlamps, together with the
parking lamps and instrument panel
lights.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
2 3
Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer : Push the turn signal
lever away from you and release, to
turn the high beams on. To return to
low beams, push the lever again or
pull it toward you and release.
This indicator light turns on in the
instrument cluster when the
high-beam headlamps are on.