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Driving at Night
Night driving is more dangerous than day driving.
One reason is that some drivers are likely to be
impaired
-- by alcohol or drugs, with night vision
problems, or by fatigue.Here are some tips on night driving.
Drive defensively.
Don't drink and drive.
Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the
glare from headlamps behind you.
Since you can't see as well, you may need to slow
down and keep more space between you and
other vehicles.
Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your
headlamps can light up only so much road ahead.
In remote areas, watch for animals.
If you're tired, pull off the road in a safe place
and rest.
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4-18 Night Vision
No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But as
we get older these differences increase. A 50
-year-old
driver may require at least twice as much light to see the
same thing at night as a 20
-year-old.
What you do in the daytime can also affect your night
vision. For example, if you spend the day in bright
sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes will
have less trouble adjusting to night. But if you're
driving, don't wear sunglasses at night. They may cut
down on glare from headlamps, but they also make a lot
of things invisible.
You can be temporarily blinded by approaching
headlamps. It can take a second or two, or even several
seconds, for your eyes to readjust to the dark. When you
are faced with severe glare (as from a driver who
doesn't lower the high beams, or a vehicle with
misaimed headlamps), slow down a little. Avoid staring
directly into the approaching headlamps.Keep your windshield and all the glass on your vehicle
clean
-- inside and out. Glare at night is made much
worse by dirt on the glass. Even the inside of the glass
can build up a film caused by dust. Dirty glass makes
lights dazzle and flash more than clean glass would,
making the pupils of your eyes contract repeatedly.
Remember that your headlamps light up far less of a
roadway when you are in a turn or curve. Keep your
eyes moving; that way, it's easier to pick out dimly
lighted objects. Just as your headlamps should be
checked regularly for proper aim, so should your eyes
be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer from night
blindness
-- the inability to see in dim light -- and aren't
even aware of it.
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Oil Warning 2-62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Belt Reminder 1-6, 2-53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Security 2-63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service Engine Soon 2-59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service Vehicle Soon 2-65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Traction Control System Warning 2-56, 4-10 . . . . . . . . . . .
Traction Off Warning 2-56, 2-57, 4-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loading Your Vehicle 4-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lockout Prevention 2-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Locks 2-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automatic Door 2-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Door 2-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ignition Transaxle Lock Check 7-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Key Lock Cylinder Service 7-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Last Door Closed 2-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lockout Prevention 2-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power Door 2-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear Door Security 2-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trunk 2-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Low Coolant Warning Light 2-59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Low Oil Level Light 2-63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Low Washer Fluid Light 2-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lubricants and Fluids 7-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lubrication Service, Body 7-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance, Normal Replacement Parts 6-71 . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance Record 7-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance Schedule 7-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Owner Checks and Services 7-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Periodic Maintenance Inspections 7-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants 7-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scheduled Maintenance Services 7-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance, Underbody 6
-60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance When Trailer Towing 4-41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malfunction Indicator Lamp 2-59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual
Control, Climate Control system 3
-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Front Seat 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Methanol 6-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mirrors 2-41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Convex Outside 2-44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electrochromic Day/Night Rearview 2-42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heated Outside 2-44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inside Day/Night Rearview 2-41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power Outside 2-44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Visor Vanity 2-46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MMT 6-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mountain Roads 4-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net, Convenience 2-45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Neutral, Automatic Transaxle 2-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Vehicle Break-In 2-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Night Vision 4-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts 6-71 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Odometer 2-51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Odometer, Trip 2-52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Off-Road Recovery 4-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil
Engine 6
-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Warning Light 2-62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OnStar System 2-46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode 5-9 . . . . . . . .
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