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For 1990-2009 cars only

Object Number: 806320  Size: A2

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

Instrument Panel Brightness

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

OFF: Turn the control to this position to turn off the interior lamps .

DOOR: Turn the control to this position to turn on the interior lamps while any door is opened and while the ignition key is removed from the ignition.

ON: Turn the control to this position to turn on the interior lamps.

Headlamp Exit Delay

If your vehicle has headlamp exit delay, it 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
    • LOCK is pressed on the remote keyless entry transmitter
    • 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 the following conditions are met:

    • 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), see DIC Vehicle Personalization to program the headlamp exit delay feature.

Entry Lighting

If your vehicle has 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 when the ignition is in OFF
    • Press UNLOCK on the remote keyless entry transmitter when the interior lamp control is in the DOOR position, and when the ignition is in OFF

After 25 seconds, the interior lamps will fade out.

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

    • Press LOCK on the remote keyless entry transmitter
    • Press the front of the power door lock switch
    • Turn the ignition 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

If your vehicle has delayed lighting, it 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 you do one of the following:

    • Turn the ignition to ON
    • Press LOCK on the remote keyless entry transmitter
    • Press the front of the power door lock switch

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

If your vehicle is equipped 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 you do one of the following:

    • Turn the ignition to ON
    • Press LOCK on the remote keyless entry transmitter
    • Press the front of the power door lock switch

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

If your vehicle has perimeter lighting, it 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 you do one of the following:

    • Turn the ignition to ON
    • Turn the exterior lamp control 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.

Rear Reading Lamps

There are two reading lamps with coat hooks above the rear doors.

To turn on or off either reading lamp, press the lens of the lamp.

Cargo Lamp

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

There are two reading lamps located on the cargo lamp. To turn either reading lamp on or off, press the button located next to the lamp.

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 the interior lamps are left on while the ignition is in OFF, they will automatically turn off after 10 minutes. If the exterior lamps are left on while the ignition is in OFF with all doors and the liftgate closed, 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.

If the interior lamps are turned off as a result of the battery saver feature, they may be turned back on by turning the interior lamp control to OFF and then back to ON. The battery saver will not turn the interior lamps off automatically after doing this. They will have to be turned off manually.