This feature controls the brightness of the instrument panel lights.
The thumbwheel for this feature is located on the instrument panel, to the left of the steering wheel.
Turn the thumbwheel to the right to increase the brightness of the instrument panel lights and to the left to decrease the brightness.
When a door is open, the courtesy lamps will automatically come on. You can also turn these lamps on by manually turning the interior lamps thumbwheel all the way to the right.
The entry lighting feature illuminates the interior of the vehicle before you enter. The interior lamps will come on for 40 seconds when you unlock the doors using the remote keyless entry transmitter (if equipped) and the ignition is in LOCK or OFF. After 40 seconds have elapsed, the interior lamps will slowly fade out. The lamps will fade out before 40 seconds have elapsed if you do the following:
• | Lock all doors using the remote keyless entry transmitter (if equipped). |
• | Lock the doors using the power door lock switch. |
When any door is opened, entry lighting is canceled. The interior lamps will stay on while any door is opened and slowly fade out when all doors 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 Illumination and Exit Lighting .
The delayed lighting feature will continue to illuminate the interior of the vehicle for 25 seconds after all the doors have been closed so that you can find the ignition and buckle the seat belt at night. Delayed lighting will not occur while the ignition is in RUN or ACCESSORY. After 25 seconds have elapsed, the interior lamps will slowly fade out. The lamps will fade out before the 25 seconds have elapsed if you do any of the following:
• | Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY. |
• | Lock all doors using the remote keyless entry transmitter (if equipped). |
• | Lock the doors using the power door lock switch. |
To turn delayed lighting feature off or on, see Vehicle Personalization .
For exiting the vehicle at night, the vehicle is equipped with the delayed exit lighting feature. The interior lamps will illuminate for up to 25 seconds when you remove the key from the ignition. After 25 seconds have elapsed, the interior lamps will slowly fade out. The lamps will fade out before the 25 seconds have elapsed if you do any of the following:
• | Insert the key and turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY. |
• | Lock all doors using the remote keyless entry transmitter (if equipped). |
• | Lock the doors using the power door lock switch. |
When any door is opened, delayed exit lighting is canceled. The interior lamps will stay on while any door is opened and will slowly fade out when all the doors are closed. The interior lamps may stay on for up to 25 seconds after all the doors have been closed if they have not been locked. See Delayed Illumination and Exit Lighting .
To turn the delayed exit lighting feature off or on, see Vehicle Personalization .
Your vehicle may have reading lamps on the overhead console. These lamps will turn on when you open the doors. When the doors are closed, push the button next to each lamp to turn them on and off. The overhead console also contains an open storage bin.
If the vehicle has the optional sunroof, you will have reading lamps in front of the sunroof switch located on the headliner. These lamps will come on when you open the doors. The lamps can be turned on and off manually by pressing the button behind each reading lamp when the doors are closed.
Your vehicle may have reading lamps on each rear assist handle. Press the reading lamp to turn it on. Press it again to turn it off.
Your vehicle has a feature to help prevent you from draining the battery in case you accidentally leave the interior, trunk or underhood lamps on. If you leave any of these lamps on while the ignition is in LOCK or OFF, they will automatically turn off after 10 minutes. The lamps won't come back on again until you do one of the following:
• | Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY. |
• | Turn the interior lamps thumbwheel completely to the right, then back slightly to the left. |
• | Open (or close and reopen) a door that is closed. |
If the vehicle has less than 15 miles (25 km) on the odometer, the battery saver will turn off the lamps after only three minutes.