2000 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 107
2000 Pontiac Bonneville Manual
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At night, you can turn off all exterior lamps when you are in PARK (P) by turning the Twilight Sentinel knob all the way to OFF. If the knob was already in OFF, it must be cycled to ON then back to OFF, to turn the exterior lighting off. The lamps will come back on when you turn the knob clockwise. If the Twilight Sentinel lighting is active, it can be disabled by turning on the manual parking lamps. This lighting will be disabled until the key is turned from RUN or until the manual park lamps are turned OFF. Also, it's possible that your headlamps may go out if you drive from a dark area into a bright area like a lighted parking lot. If this happens, turn on your headlamps with the regular headlamp switch. Interior Lamps Instrument Panel/Brightness Control When it is dark outside, you can brighten or dim your instrument panel cluster lights by turning the DIM knob in the light control. Turn the knob clockwise to brighten the instrument panel cluster lights and displays. Turn the knob clockwise all the way to turn on the interior courtesy lamps. Turn the knob counterclockwise to dim the instrument panel cluster lights and displays and to turn off the courtesy lamps. Courtesy Lamps If it is dark enough outside, when any door is opened, several lamps will come on. They make it easier for you to enter and leave the vehicle. Turn the dimmer knob all the way clockwise to turn the interior courtesy lamps on. Exterior Lighting Battery Saver If the manual lamp control has been left on, the exterior lamps will turn off approximately 10 minutes after the ignition is turned to OFF and any door has been opened. This protects against draining the battery in case you have accidentally left the headlamps or parking lamps on. If you need to leave the lamps on for more than 10 minutes, use the manual control to turn the lamps back on after turning the ignition to OFF and opening any door. To delay the lamps from turning off, see "Twilight SentinelR" in the Index. Illuminated Entry If it is dark enough outside and you press the button with the unlock symbol on the remote keyless entry transmitter, the interior courtesy lamps will come on and stay on for approximately 40 seconds. The lamps will turn off immediately by pressing the button with the lock symbol on the remote keyless entry transmitter, turning the ignition key to RUN or activating the power door locks. If a door is left ajar, your interior lamps will turn off after 10 minutes to save your battery. 2-43