Black plate (7,1)Cadillac ATS (Europe) - 2013 - crc - 10/8/12Lighting 6-7Lighting FeaturesEntry LightingThe headlamps, tail lamps, numberplate lamps, reversing lamps,outside mirror lamps, exterior doorhandle lamps, dome lamp, and mostof the interior lights turn on brieflywhen K is pressed on the RemoteKeyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System Operation on page 2‑2.When the driver door is opened, allcontrol lights, Driver InformationCentre (DIC) lights, and door pocketlights turn on. After about30 seconds the exterior lamps turnoff, then the dome lamp andremaining interior lights dim to off.Entry lighting can be disabledmanually by changing the ignitionout of the OFF position, or bypressing Q on the RKE transmitter.This feature can be changed. See“Vehicle Locator Lights” underVehicle Personalisation onpage 5‑40.Exit LightingThe headlamps, tail lamps, parkinglamps, reversing lamps, outsidemirror lamps, number plate lamps,and exterior door handle lampscome on at night, or in areas withlimited lighting, when a door isopened after the ignition is turnedoff. The dome lamp comes on afterthe ignition is changed to the OFFposition. The exterior lamps anddome lamp remain on after the dooris closed for a set amount of time,then automatically turn off.The exterior lamps turn offimmediately by turning the exteriorlamp control off.This feature can be changed. SeeVehicle Personalisation onpage 5‑40.Battery Power ProtectionThe battery saver feature isdesigned to protect the vehicle'sbattery.If some interior lamps are left onand the ignition is turned off, thebattery rundown protection systemautomatically turns the lamp off aftersome time.Exterior Lighting BatterySaverThe exterior lamps turn off about10 minutes after the ignition isturned off, if the parking lamps orheadlamps have been manually lefton. This protects against drainingthe battery. To restart the 10-minutetimer, turn the exterior lamp controlto the off position and then back tothe parking lamp or headlampposition.To keep the lamps on for more than10 minutes, the ignition must be inthe ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUNposition.
