1997 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 101

Interior Lamps Instrument Panel Brightness Control This button controls the brightness of your instrument panel lights when your headlamps or parkinglamps are on. The instrument panel brightness knob has an added feature calledParade Mode to assist you in seeing certain instrument panel controls if your headlamps are on in the daylight. Just before turning the courtesy lamps on by turning the button all the way to the right, the radio, DIC display and heating and air conditioning controls will come on at their maximum brightness.. This will occur only with the parklamps or headlamps on. Courtesy Lamps When any door or the hatch is opened, the interior lamps will go on (unless it's bright outside). The lamps will stay on for about seconds or until you turn on 30 the ignition. Push and release the button and it will pop out. Turn the button clockwise(to the right) to brightenthe lights or counter clockwise (to the left) to dim them. You can also turn on the courtesy lamps by turning the interior brightness control button all the way to the right. Be sure not to have this knob turned all the way down with the lights on during the day. YourDIC may not be visible. 2-52