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For 1990-2009 cars only

Object Number: 807044  Size: A2

Your interior lamp control is located below the exterior lamp control.

Instrument Panel Brightness

This feature controls the brightness of the instrument panel lights. The knob for this feature is located on the interior lamps control. Press the knob to extend it. Turn the knob to adjust the instrument panel brightness. Press the knob in when not in use.

Interior Lamps Control

Turn the interior lamp control to one of the following positions:

OFF: This position turns the interior lamps off.

DOOR: This position turns on the interior lamps when any door is opened and when the ignition key is removed from the ignition.

ON: This position turns the interior lamps on.

Headlamp Exit Delay

The headlamp exit delay feature will keep the headlamps and parking lamps on at night for 30 seconds if the following conditions are met:

    • The ignition is turned to OFF
    • The exterior lamp control is in the AUTO position
    • It is dark enough outside

After 30 seconds, the headlamps and parking lamps will turn off.

The lamps will turn off before the 30 seconds if one of the following occurs:

    • The ignition is turned to ON
    • The exterior lamp control is turned out of the AUTO position

If you would like to program the headlamp exit delay feature, and your vehicle is equipped with the Driver Information Center (DIC), see DIC Vehicle Personalization .

Entry Lighting

With entry lighting, the interior of your vehicle will illuminate for 25 seconds so you can see inside your vehicle before you enter. To activate entry lighting, do one of the following:

    • Unlock a door using the key when the interior lamp control is in the DOOR position and the ignition is OFF.
    • Press UNLOCK on the remote keyless entry transmitter when the interior lamp control is in the DOOR position and the ignition is in OFF.

After 25 seconds, the interior lamps will fade out.

The lamps will turn off before 25 seconds if one of the following occurs:

    • All doors are locked using the key
    • LOCK is pressed on the remote keyless entry transmitter
    • The front of the power door lock switch is pressed
    • The ignition is turned to ON

When any door is opened, entry lighting is cancelled. The interior lamps will stay on while any door or the liftgate is open, and fade out when all the doors are closed.

Delayed Lighting

The delayed lighting feature will continue to illuminate the interior for 25 seconds after all doors have been closed. The lamps will continue to illuminate when the following conditions are met:

    • A door is opened then closed
    • The interior lamp control is in the DOOR position
    • The ignition is in OFF

After 25 seconds, the interior lamps will fade out.

The lamps will fade out before the 25 seconds if one of the following occurs:

    • The ignition is turned to ON
    • LOCK is pressed on the remote keyless entry transmitter
    • The front of the power door lock switch is pressed

If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver Information Center (DIC), you can program this feature on or off. See DIC Vehicle Personalization .

Exit Lighting

With exit lighting, the interior lamps will come on for about 30 seconds whenever you remove the key from the ignition, if the following conditions are met:

    • The vehicle is in PARK (P)
    • The key is out of the ignition
    • The interior lamp control is in the DOOR position
    • All of the doors are closed

After 30 seconds, the interior lamps will fade out.

The interior lamps will fade out before 30 seconds if one of the following occurs:

    • The ignition is turned to ON
    • LOCK is pressed on the remote keyless entry transmitter
    • The front of the power door lock switch is pressed

If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver Information Center (DIC), you can program this feature on or off. See DIC Vehicle Personalization .

Perimeter Lighting

The perimeter lighting feature will turn on the headlamps and parking lamps for 25 seconds when the following conditions are met:

    • The ignition is turned to OFF
    • The exterior lamp control is in the AUTO position
    • UNLOCK is pressed on the remote keyless entry transmitter
    • It is dark enough outside

After 25 seconds, the headlamps and parking lamps will turn off.

The lamps will turn off before the 25 seconds if one of the following occurs:

    • The ignition is turned to ON
    • The exterior lamp control is turned out of the AUTO position

If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver Information Center (DIC), you can program this feature on or off. See "Remote Lock Feedback" under DIC Vehicle Personalization .

Front Reading Lamps

There are two reading lamps located on the rearview mirror.

To turn either reading lamp on or off, press the button located next to each lamp. These lamps will come on each time you open the doors, if the interior lamp control is in the ON or DOOR position.

Cargo Lamp

The cargo lamp is located in the rear of the vehicle, above the liftgate/tailgate opening. It comes on automatically each time you open the doors, if the interior lamp control is in the DOOR position.

Battery Run-Down Protection

Your vehicle has a feature to help prevent you from draining the battery, in case you accidentally leave the interior or exterior lamps on. If you leave any interior or exterior lamps on while the ignition is in OFF, they will automatically turn off after 10 minutes.

If your vehicle has less than 14 miles (24 km) on the odometer, the battery saver will turn off the lamps after only three minutes.