2007 CADILLAC XLR V high beam

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.
Do not drink and drive.
Adjust the inside rearview mirror to reduce the
glare from headlamps behind you.
Since you cannot 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 vehicle’s headlamps can light up only so
much road ahead.
In remote areas, watch for animals.
If you are tired, pull off the road in a safe
place and rest.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 are driving, do not
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 re-adjust
to the dark. When you are faced with severe glare,
as from a driver who does not lower the high
beams, or a vehicle with misaimed headlamps,
slow down a little. Avoid staring directly into
the approaching headlamps.
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The vehicle should be properly prepared as
follows:
The vehicle should be placed so the
headlamps are 25 ft (7.6 m) from a light
colored wall.
The vehicle must have all four tires on a
perfectly level surface which is level all
the way to the wall.
The vehicle should be placed so it is
perpendicular to the wall.
The vehicle should not have any snow, ice or
mud attached to it.
The vehicle should be fully assembled and all
other work stopped while headlamp aiming is
being done.
The vehicle should be normally loaded with a
full tank of fuel and one person or 160 lbs
(75 kg) on the driver’s seat.
Tires should be properly inated.
Start the vehicle and rock it to level the
suspension.Headlamp aiming is done with the low-beam
headlamps. The high-beam headlamps are
correctly aimed if the low-beam headlamps are
aimed properly.
The headlamp aiming
device is under the
hood near the
headlamps.
Adjustment screws can be turned with an
E8 Torx
®socket or T15 Torx screwdriver.
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Fuses Usage
1Anti-lock Brake System, Electronic
Suspension Control, Adaptive
Forward Lighting System (AFS)
2 Horn
3Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC),
Transmission Controls
4 Windshield Wipers
5 Stop/Back-Up Lamps
6 Oxygen Sensor
7 Battery 5
8 Parking Lamps
Fuses Usage
9 Electronic Throttle Control
10 Fuel Pump
11Engine Control Module,
Transmission Control Module
12 Odd Injectors
13 Electronic Suspension Control
14 Emission Controls
15 Air Conditioning Compressor
16 Even Injectors
17Windshield Washer, Adaptive
Forward Lighting System (AFS),
Intercooler Pump
18 Headlamp Washer
19 Right Low Beam Headlamp
20 Not Used
21 Left Low Beam Headlamp
22 Fog Lamp
23 Right High Beam Headlamp
24 Left High Beam Headlamp
25 Cooling Fan
26 Battery 3
27 Anti-lock Brakes
28 Climate Controls
29 Battery 2
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Fuses Usage
30 Starter
31 Audio Amplier
32 Not Used
33 Battery 1
48 Spare
49 Spare
50 Spare
51 Spare
52 Spare
53 Not Used
54 Fuse Puller
Relays Usage
34 Horn
35 Air Conditioning Compressor
36 Windshield Washer
37 Parking Lamps
38 Fog Lamps
39 High Beam Headlamps
Relays Usage
40 Rear Window Defogger
41 Windshield Wiper High/Low
42 Wiper RUN/ACCESSORY Power
43 Starter/Crank
44 Ignition 1
45 Windshield Wiper On/Off
46 Headlamp Washer
47 Low Beam Headlamps
55 Fuel Pump
Diodes Usage
§Diode 1
§Wiper Diode
§Diode 2
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Fuel............................................................ 365
Additives.................................................. 367
California Fuel.......................................... 367
Filling a Portable Fuel Container.............. 371
Filling Your Tank...................................... 369
Fuels in Foreign Countries....................... 368
Gage....................................................... 202
Gasoline Octane...................................... 366
Gasoline Specications............................ 366
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...................... 453
Instrument Panel Fuse Block................... 453
Underhood Fuse Block............................. 455
Windshield Wiper..................................... 452
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.................... 195
Engine Oil Pressure................................. 200
Fuel......................................................... 202
Speedometer........................................... 187
Tachometer.............................................. 187
Voltmeter Gage........................................ 192
Garage Door Opener..........................110, 111Gasoline
Octane..................................................... 366
Specications........................................... 366
Getting Started
Getting Started, Navigation....................... 234
Global Positioning System (GPS)................ 281
Glove Box................................................... 121
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.......... 486
H
Hazard Warning Flashers............................ 140
Headlamp
Aiming..................................................... 408
Vertical Aiming......................................... 410
Headlamps
Adaptive Forward Lighting System........... 167
Bulb Replacement.................................... 412
Daytime Running Lamps.......................... 166
Flash-to-Pass........................................... 143
High/Low Beam Changer ......................... 143
On Reminder........................................... 166
Washer.................................................... 146
Wiper Activated........................................ 166
Head-Up Display (HUD).............................. 171
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Heated Seats.................................................. 9
Heater......................................................... 178
Highbeam On Light..................................... 202
Highway Hypnosis....................................... 346
Hill and Mountain Roads............................. 347
Hood
Checking Things Under............................ 372
Release................................................... 373
Horn............................................................ 140
How to Use This Manual................................ 4
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............... 18
I
Ignition Positions........................................... 88
Infants and Young Children, Restraints.......... 31
Ination - Tire Pressure............................... 422
Instrument Panel
Overview.................................................. 138
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness................................................ 170
Cluster..................................................... 186
J
Jump Starting.............................................. 403
K
Keyless Access System........................ 67, 280
Keyless Access System, Operation................ 68
Keys............................................................. 65
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall................................. 415
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection................... 171
Courtesy.................................................. 170
Exterior.................................................... 164
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver................. 169
Fog .......................................................... 168
Reading................................................... 171
Twilight Sentinel
®..................................... 168
LATCH System
Child Restraints......................................... 39
Lifting Your Vehicle, Tires............................ 435
Light
Airbag Readiness..................................... 188
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning............. 193
Brake System Warning............................. 192
Charging System..................................... 191
Fog Lamp................................................ 201
Highbeam On.......................................... 202
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