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2020 Lincoln MKZ Owners Manual - Autolamps



Autolamps

WARNING   WARNING:  The system does not relieve you of your responsibility to drive with due care and attention. You may need to override the system if it does not turn the headlamps on in low visibility conditions, for example daytime fog.

 

Autolamps turn the headlamps on in low light situations or when the wipers operate.

Autolamps  Switch the lighting control to the autolamps position.

The headlamps remain on for a period of time after you switch the ignition off. Use the information display controls to adjust the period of time that the headlamps remain on.

Note:   If you switch the autolamps on, you cannot switch the high beams on until the system turns the low beams on.

WINDSHIELD WIPER ACTIVATED HEADLAMPS

When you switch the autolamps on, the headlamps turn on within 10 seconds of switching the wipers on. They turn off approximately 60 seconds after you switch the windshield wipers off.

The headlamps do not turn on with the wipers:

  • During a single wipe.
  • When using the windshield washers.
  • If the wipers are in intermittent mode.

Note:   If you switch the autolamps and the autowipers on, the headlamps turn on when the windshield wipers continuously operate.

INSTRUMENT LIGHTING DIMMER

The instrument lighting dimmer buttons are on the lighting control.

Instrument Panel Lighting Dimmer  Lighting Dimmer  Repeatedly press one of the buttons to adjust the brightness.

 HEADLAMP EXIT DELAY

Note:   Perform steps one through four within a 10 second period. Autolamps and parking lamps turn on.

Switch the headlamps and parking lamps on and off with the following sequence:

  1. Deselect the autolamps.
  1. Switch on the vehicle.
  1. Switch off the vehicle.
  1. Select the autolamps.
  1. To switch the lamps off, deselect the autolamps after about three minutes.

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