2007 Chevrolet Malibu Owner's Manual - Page 186
2007 Chevrolet Malibu Manual
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Entry/Exit Lighting When you open any door, the lamps inside of your vehicle will go on. These lamps will fade out 20 seconds after the last door is closed, or when the ignition is turned on after all doors have been closed. These lamps will also go on when you press the trunk release button, the unlock button or the panic button on the remote keyless entry transmitter. The lamps inside of your vehicle will turn on for about 10 seconds after your key is removed from the ignition to provide an illuminated exit. Front Reading Lamps Push the lens to turn the reading lamps on and off. The reading lamps will turn on when the door is open if the dome lamp is in the door position. The reading lamps will also turn on with the dome lamp switch in the on position. The lamps will not turn on if the door is open and the dome lamp is in the off position. Rear Reading Lamps The vehicle's dome lamp may have two reading lamps. The reading lamps turn on and off by pushing on the lens. Parade Dimming Parade dimming is a separate lighting mode of operation that is activated if the park lamps are turned on during the day. Usually when the park lamps are turned on during the day, the display's illumination and LEDs become lower and the backlighting is activated. To avoid this condition, backlighting is turned off, and the displays and LEDs are set to a high predetermined intensity when daylight conditions are detected to enhance the display's visibility during daytime. 186 Trunk Lamp The trunk lamp comes on when you open your trunk. Cargo Lamp If your vehicle is the MAXX model, it has a cargo lamp. The cargo lamp comes on when the liftgate is opened. If you want to leave the liftgate open you can turn off the cargo lamp by pushing on the lens.