2001 Oldsmobile Alero Owner's Manual - Page 117

Interior Lamps Instrument Panel Intensity Control The thumbwheel, which controls the intensity of the instrument panel lights, is located on the instrument panel to the left of the steering wheel. Courtesy Lamp Control When the thumbwheel for the instrument panel intensity control is moved up, the dome lamp, and the mirror reading lamps (if equipped) will turn on. Move the thumbwheel down to turn the lamps off. Illuminated Entry/Exit System When you lift the driver's door handle or open any door, the lamps inside your vehicle will go on. These lamps will fade out after about 10 seconds after all of the doors have been closed or when the ignition is turned to ON. These lamps will also go on when you press the trunk release, UNLOCK button or the horn symbol on the optional keyless entry system transmitter (if equipped). The lamps inside your vehicle will stay on for about 10 seconds after your key is removed from the ignition to provide an illuminated exit. You can brighten or dim the instrument panel cluster lights by moving the thumbwheel up to increase intensity and down to decrease intensity. 2-47