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Instrument Panel Brightness

The thumbwheel for this feature is located below the exterior lamps control. Turn the thumbwheel to the right to brighten the lights, or to the left to dim them.

Interior Lamps Control

Turn the thumbwheel all the way to the right to turn on the interior lamps, if the interior lamps override switch is off. Turn the thumbwheel to the left to turn the lamps off.

Interior Lamps Override


Object Number: 808347  Size: A3

This switch is located in the overhead console switchbank. Press the bottom of the switch to keep the interior lamps off while any door is open, or the top of the switch to allow the interior lamps to come on while any door is open.

Dome Lamp

The dome lamp is located in the headliner and has two buttons to manually turn it on or off. The dome lamp will come on each time you open a door, unless you turn on the interior lamps override feature. See "Interior Lamps Override" earlier in this section.

Entry Lighting

With entry lighting, the interior of your vehicle is illuminated so that you can see inside before you enter your vehicle. The lamps will come on for 40 seconds if you unlock your door using your key or the remote keyless entry transmitter and the ignition is in LOCK or OFF. After 40 seconds have passed, the interior lamps will slowly fade out. The lamps will turn off before the 40 seconds if you do one of the following:

    • Lock all the doors using the key.
    • Press LOCK on the power door lock switch.
    • Press LOCK on the remote keyless entry transmitter.

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

The interior lamps may stay on for up to 25 seconds after all doors have been closed if they have not been locked. See "Delayed Lighting" following.

To turn the entry lighting feature off or on, see Vehicle Personalization .

Delayed Lighting

The delayed lighting feature will continue to illuminate the interior for 25 seconds after all doors have been closed, so that you can find your ignition and buckle your safety belt at night. Delayed lighting will not occur while the ignition is in RUN or ACCESSORY. After 25 seconds have passed, the interior lamps will slowly fade out. The lamps will fade out before the 25 seconds have passed if you do one of the following:

    • Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY.
    • Lock all doors using the remote keyless entry transmitter.
    • Lock all doors using the power door lock switch or the key.

To turn the delayed lighting feature off or on, see Vehicle Personalization .

Exit Lighting

With exit lighting, the interior lamps will come on for about 25 seconds whenever you remove the key from the ignition. If you turn the ignition key to RUN or ACCESSORY, the lamps will fade out. The lamps will also fade out if you lock the doors with the power door lock switch or the remote keyless entry transmitter.

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

The interior lamps may stay on for up to 25 seconds after all doors have been closed if they have not been locked. See "Delayed Lighting" earlier in this section.

To turn the exit lighting feature off or on, see Vehicle Personalization .

Front Reading Lamps


Object Number: 808354  Size: B3

There are two reading lamps in the overhead console. To turn either reading lamp on or off, press the lens of the lamp. These lamps will come on each time you open a door, unless you turn on the interior lamps override feature. See "Interior Lamps Override" earlier in this section.

Rear Reading Lamps

There may be two reading lamps in the third row headliner. To turn either reading lamp on or off, press the lens of the lamp.

There is also a reading lamp in the second row, integrated with the dome lamp. To turn the second row reading lamp on or off, press the button next to the lamp lens.

Rear reading lamps will not turn on if the interior lamps override switch is on. See "Interior Lamps Override" earlier in this section.

Cargo Lamp

The cargo lamp is located in the rear of your vehicle, above the liftgate opening, and does not have a switch. The cargo lamp will come on each time you open a door, unless you turn on the interior lamps override. See "Interior Lamps Override" earlier in this section.

Battery Run-Down Protection

Your vehicle has a feature to help prevent you from draining the battery, in case you accidentally leave the interior lamps on. If you leave any interior lamps on while the ignition is in LOCK or OFF, they will automatically turn off after 10 minutes. The lamps will not come back on again until you do one of the following:

    • Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY.
    • Turn the interior lamps thumbwheel all the way to the right, then slightly back to the left.
    • Open a closed door, or close and reopen a door.

If your vehicle has less than 15 miles (25 km) on the odometer, the battery saver will turn off the lamps after only three minutes.