Courtesy LampsThe courtesy lamps are located on the headliner abovethe rear seat. These lamps come on by turning theinstrument panel brightness knob fully clockwise or whenany door is opened and it is dark outside. Puddle lampsare located on the bottom of the front and rear door trim.Professional vehicles have an additional dome lampand also opera lamps.Entry LightingThis feature turns on the courtesy lamps and thebacklighting for the door switches and the exterior lampcontrol when a door is opened or if the remote keylessentry transmitter unlock button is pressed. If activateddue to the transmitter, the lighting remains active forabout 40 seconds. Since the entry lighting systemuses the light sensor, it must be dark outside in orderfor the courtesy lamps to turn on. The courtesy lampsturn off approximately 25 seconds after the last door isclosed. They will dim to off if the ignition key is turned toON/RUN, or immediately deactivate if the power locksare activated.Parade DimmingThis feature prohibits dimming of the digital displays andbacklighting during daylight hours when the key is inthe ignition and the headlamps are on. This feature isfully automatic. When the light sensor reads darknessoutside and the parking lamps are active, the digitaldisplays can be adjusted by turning the instrument panelbrightness knob counterclockwise to dim and clockwiseto brighten lighting.Reading LampsThe reading lamps are located on the overhead consoleon the headliner and in the rear door opening. Theselamps come on automatically when any door is openedand it is dark outside.For manual operation, press the button to turn them on.Press it again to turn them off.If the reading lamps are left on, they automatically shutoff 10 minutes after the ignition has been turned off.3-35
