Entry Lighting

The headlamps, taillamps, license plate lamps, back—up lamps, dome lamps, and most of the interior lights turn on briefly, when id=is pressed on the Remote" width=18 height=20 id="_x0000_i1371" src="images/books/1183/1/index.41.gif" border=0>is pressed on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter, or when the door handle is pulled. After about 30 seconds the exterior lamps turn off, and then the dome and remaining interior lights dim to off. The entry lighting can be manually turned off by changing the ignition out of the off position, or by pressing height=20 id=on the RKE" width=15 height=20 id="_x0000_i1372" src="images/books/1183/1/index.39.gif" border=0>on the RKE transmitter.

This feature can be changed.

See Vehicle Personalization.

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