And so 15 months came to pass after I bought the Volt, and I found the Intellibeam button on it, on the turn signal, covered from view by the steering wheel...
I found the intellibeam on the new Chevy Tahoe as cool feature, when my friend allowed to drive it and wished that I had it in my Volt. And it had it all along, 15 months thereafter owning the Volt.
And so I put it to use last Sunday night. Here's what I found so far...
First, it is not on by default unlike the Chevy Tahoe that I drove, you have to turn it on by pressing the button on the Volt's turn signal.
It won't turn on during day time or when the headlights are in the off position. It should be dark and the headlight switch should be on the auto position.
It won't turn on when you're backing out.
A green light icon with the intellibeam symbol is shown on the instrument panel to the top left side of the center circle when it is successfully turned on.
The headlights would be automatically on low beam when
going 25 mph or slower.
well lighted streets
slowing down and approaching intersections
catching up with another car within the far gap settings of the ACC
any oncoming traffic
The headlights will automatically go on high beam when
there are no street lights
and going over 25 mph
and you're not following anyone within a quarter of a mile or more
and no oncoming traffic.
Also be aware that it doesn't care if it is foggy or not. It will still go on high beam even if foggy if the above conditions for high beam are met, and it is illegal to be on high beam on foggy conditions.
Otherwise, it is a good feature and fortunately it is not on by default as we often have foggy conditions. I can turn the intellibeam feature on or off anytime I wish.
I found the intellibeam on the new Chevy Tahoe as cool feature, when my friend allowed to drive it and wished that I had it in my Volt. And it had it all along, 15 months thereafter owning the Volt.
And so I put it to use last Sunday night. Here's what I found so far...
First, it is not on by default unlike the Chevy Tahoe that I drove, you have to turn it on by pressing the button on the Volt's turn signal.
It won't turn on during day time or when the headlights are in the off position. It should be dark and the headlight switch should be on the auto position.
It won't turn on when you're backing out.
A green light icon with the intellibeam symbol is shown on the instrument panel to the top left side of the center circle when it is successfully turned on.
The headlights would be automatically on low beam when
going 25 mph or slower.
well lighted streets
slowing down and approaching intersections
catching up with another car within the far gap settings of the ACC
any oncoming traffic
The headlights will automatically go on high beam when
there are no street lights
and going over 25 mph
and you're not following anyone within a quarter of a mile or more
and no oncoming traffic.
Also be aware that it doesn't care if it is foggy or not. It will still go on high beam even if foggy if the above conditions for high beam are met, and it is illegal to be on high beam on foggy conditions.
Otherwise, it is a good feature and fortunately it is not on by default as we often have foggy conditions. I can turn the intellibeam feature on or off anytime I wish.