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For 1990-2009 cars only

Instrument Panel Brightness Control

This feature controls the brightness of the instrument panel lights.

The thumbwheel for this feature is located next to the exterior lamp control.

Turn the thumbwheel up to adjust the instrument panel lights and return the radio display to full brightness when the headlamps or parking lamps are on. To turn on the dome lamps, with the vehicle doors closed, turn the thumbwheel all the way up.

Exit Lighting

With exit lighting, the interior lamps will come on when you remove the key from the ignition. The lamps will not come on if the dome override button is pressed in.

Entry Lighting

Your vehicle is equipped with an illuminated entry feature.

When a door is opened, the dome lamps and puddle lamps will come on if the dome override button is in the out position. If the dome override button is pressed in, the lamps will not come on.

Front Reading Lamps


Object Number: 805778  Size: B3

Your vehicle has front reading lamps located in the overhead console. Press the round button located next to the lamp to turn the lamp on. The lamps can be adjusted to point in the direction you want them to go.

Press the button again to turn the lamp off.

Dome Lamps

The dome lamps will come on when you open a door and the dome override button is in the out position.

You can also turn the dome lamps on by turning the thumbwheel, located next to the exterior lamps control, all the way up. In this position, the dome lamps will remain on whether the doors are opened or closed.

You can use the dome override button, located below the exterior lamps control, to set the dome lamps to come on automatically when the doors are opened, or to remain off. To turn the lamps off, press the button to the in position. With the button in this position, the dome lamps will remain off when the doors are open. To return the lamps to automatic operation, press the button again and return the button to the out position. With the button in this position, the dome lamps will come on when you open a door.

Battery Run-Down Protection

This feature shuts off the dome and reading lamps, if they are left on for more than 10 minutes when the ignition is turned off. The cargo lamp will shut off after 20 minutes. This will keep your battery from running down.