Headlights
Chevrolet Cruze cars use headlights that combine low and high beams, parking lights and direction indicators. The headlights use the so-called transparent glass optics. The headlight shade is absolutely smooth and does not perform the function of distributing light fluxes. It is made of plastic that is more transparent and lighter than the glass shade. A layer of protective varnish protects it from minor damage (scratches). The low beam headlights are switched on by the outside lighting switch, the high beam - by the left steering column switch. The control voltage is supplied to the windings of the high beam relay from the headlight switch if the outside lighting switch is in the headlight on position. Regardless of the position of the outside lighting switch, you can briefly turn on the high beam headlights by moving the lever of the steering column headlight switch towards you.
The headlights of Chevrolet Cruze cars are equipped with an electric headlight corrector, which allows you to change the angle of the headlights depending on the degree of loading of the car.
Rear lights
The rear lights consist of two parts: the direction indicators, reversing light, brake lights and side lights are located on the rear fenders, and the fog light is installed on the trunk lid. An additional brake light is located at the bottom of the rear window.
Rear fog light
The fog light can only be turned on with the switch when the low beam headlights are on. When the headlights are turned off, the rear fog light is automatically turned off.
Direction indicators
The right or left turn signals are activated by the left steering column switch. The turn signals are switched off manually or automatically by turning the steering wheel back. In hazard warning mode, all turn signals are switched on by the hazard warning switch.
Helpful tips: If the headlights suddenly start to burn dimly, and when you turn on the turn signal the parking light starts to blink, restore the contact of the "ground" wire with the body. Make it a habit to change the bulbs regularly (especially headlights). Over time, the bulb of the lamp becomes cloudy, its brightness decreases. Moreover, this process occurs quite slowly, so the driver does not notice the gradual deterioration of the illumination of the road.
Not long ago, there were many cars on the roads in the evening and at night whose headlights shone like a Christmas tree, in various shades of blue. All this was mistakenly called "xenon". Xenon headlights, installed as standard on the latest models of foreign cars, illuminate the road much better, and the car with them looks much more impressive. It is not surprising that many also tried to improve their cars, especially since there were a lot of "xenon" lamps of various manufacturers on the shelves. Such lamps have nothing in common with real xenon gas-discharge lamps without filaments. These are ordinary lamps with colored glass. The light transmittance of such glass is significantly lower than that of standard lamps, the filaments are usually installed out of focus, a headlight with such a lamp, despite its external effectiveness, practically does not illuminate anything, and additionally mercilessly blinds oncoming drivers. In addition, manufacturers of such lamps, in order to compensate for the decrease in luminous flux, increase their power above the norm. Often, installing such lamps leads to melting of wire insulation, burnout of printed circuit boards of mounting blocks and even fire! It is better not to buy a "headache" with your own money, but to buy regular lamps of good quality recommended by the car manufacturer, especially since the law currently does not encourage the installation of non-standard lighting equipment on a car.