2016 CHEVROLET EQUINOX interior lights

Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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In Brief 15
For more information on interior
lighting, SeeInstrument Panel
Illumination Control 0133
ii.
Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamp control is on the
turn signal lever.
O:Turn to operate the exterior
lamps.
O: Briefly turn to this position to
turn the automatic light control off or
on again.
AUTO : Turns the exterior lamps on
and off automatically depending on
the exterior light.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
5: Turns on the headlamps,
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights. See:
.
Exterior Lamp Controls 0130
ii
.
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
0131
ii
.
Fog Lamps 0133ii
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper/washer lever
is located on the right side of the
steering column. With the ignition in
ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/
START, move the windshield wiper
lever to select the wiper speed.
HI : Use for fast wipes.
LO : Use for slow wipes. INT :
Move the lever up to INT for
intermittent wipes, then turn the
3INT band up for more frequent
wipes or down for less frequent
wipes.
OFF : Use to turn the wipers off.
1X : For a single wipe, briefly move
the wiper lever down. For several
wipes, hold the wiper lever down.
n LFRONT : Pull the windshield
wiper lever toward you to spray
windshield washer fluid and activate
the wipers.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer
The rear wiper controls are on the
end of the windshield wiper lever.

Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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Vehicle Security
This vehicle has theft-deterrent
features; however, they do not make
the vehicle impossible to steal.
Vehicle Alarm System
This vehicle has an anti-theft alarm
system.
The indicator light, on the
instrument panel near the
windshield, indicates the status of
the system:
Off :Alarm system is disarmed. On Solid :
Vehicle is secured
during the delay to arm the system.
Fast Flash : Vehicle is unsecured.
A door, the hood, or the liftgate
is open.
Slow Flash : Alarm system is
armed.
Arming the Alarm System
1. Turn off the vehicle.
2. Lock the vehicle in one of three ways:
.Use the RKE transmitter.
. With a door open, press the
interior
Q.
3. After 30 seconds the alarm system will arm, and the
indicator light will begin to
slowly flash indicating the
alarm system is operating.
Pressing
Qon the RKE
transmitter a second time will
bypass the 30-second delay
and immediately arm the alarm
system. The vehicle alarm system will not
arm if the doors are locked with
the key.
If the driver door is opened without
first unlocking with the RKE
transmitter, the horn will chirp and
the lights will flash to indicate
pre-alarm. If the vehicle is not
started, or the door is not unlocked
by pressing
Kon the RKE
transmitter during the 10-second
pre-alarm, the alarm will be
activated.
If a door, the hood, or the liftgate is
opened without first disarming the
system, the turn signals will flash
and the horn will sound for about
30 seconds. The alarm system will
then re-arm to monitor for the next
unauthorized event.
Disarming the Alarm System
To disarm the alarm system or turn
off the alarm if it has been activated:
. Press
Kon the RKE transmitter.
. Start the vehicle.

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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 130
Headlamp High/Low-BeamChanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 132
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Battery Load Management . . . 134
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.

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Have any burned out bulbs
replaced. If a bulb is not burned out,
check the fuse; seeFuses0224
ii.
Fog Lamps
For vehicles with fog lamps, the
control is located on the turn signal
lever.
Use the fog lamps for better vision
in foggy or misty conditions.
#FOG (Fog Lamps) : Turn the fog
lamp band on the lever to
#and
release it, to turn the fog lamps on
or off. The band will return to its
original position.
The parking lamps or low-beam
headlamps must be on to use the
fog lamps.
The fog lamps will go off whenever
the high-beam headlamps are
turned on. When the high-beam
headlamps are turned off, the fog
lamps will come on again.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on
along with the fog lamps.
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
This control is located on the
instrument panel, to the left of the
steering column.
D(Instrument Panel
Brightness) : Turn clockwise or
counterclockwise to brighten or dim
the lights.
Dome Lamps
There are front and rear dome
lamps.
The dome lamp controls are located
in the overhead console. To change
the settings, press the following:
*(Dome Lamp Override) : Turns
the lamps off, even when a door
is open.
1(Door) : The lamps come on
automatically when a door is
opened.
+(On) : Turns the dome
lamps on.

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The dome lamps can also be turned
on and off by pressing the buttons
next to the lamps.
Reading Lamps
The reading lamps are located on
the overhead console. These lamps
come on automatically when any
door is opened.
For manual operation, press the
button next to each lamp to turn it
on or off.
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
The dome lamp, cargo lamp, and
foot lamp inside the vehicle come
on when any door is opened, if the
dome lamp is in the door position. In
addition, these lamps come on
when the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) unlock button is pressed.
They stay on for 20 seconds or until
a door is opened. After the door is
opened and then closed, the light
remains on for 20 seconds, or until
the ignition is turned to ON/RUN.
This feature can be changed. See
“Vehicle Locator Lights”under
Vehicle Personalization 0120
ii.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior
lamps come on at night, or in areas
with limited lighting, when the key is
removed from the ignition. The
dome lamp comes on after the
ignition is changed to the OFF
position. The exterior lamps and dome lamp remain on for a set
amount of time, then automatically
turn off.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamp control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization
0120
ii.
Battery Load
Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM) that estimates
the battery's temperature and state
of charge. It then adjusts the voltage
for best performance and extended
life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up.
When the state of charge is high,
the voltage is lowered slightly to
prevent overcharging. If the vehicle
has a voltmeter gauge or a voltage
display on the Driver Information
Center (DIC), you may see the

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Index 317
Gauges (cont'd)Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 272
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 132
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 109
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 130
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . .110
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Heater
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137, 139
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 153
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 172
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Ignition Transmission LockCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 39
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 116
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 26
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 231
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 131
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 103
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83