2002 Buick Regal Owner's Manual - Page 113

Interior Lamps Instrument Panel Brightness Control This feature control the brightness of the instrument panel lights. You can brighten or dim the instrument panel lights by adjusting the exterior lamps control located to the right of the exterior lamps control. If you turn to control clockwise the interior lamps will come on and become brighter as the control is turned further to MAX. Turning the control all the way clockwise turns on the courtesy lamps. If you turn the control counterclockwise the lamps will begin to dim and continue to get dimmer as the control is turned closer toward LIGHTS MIN. If the control is turned all the way counterclockwise, the lamps and lights will turn off. Illuminated Entry Your courtesy lamps will come on and stay on for a set time whenever you press UNLOCK on the remote keyless entry transmitter. If you open a door, the lamps will stay on while it's open and then turn off automatically about 25 seconds after you close it. If you press UNLOCK and don't open a door, the lamps will turn off after about 40 seconds. Illuminated entry includes a feature called theater dimming. With theater dimming, the lamps don't just turn off at the end of the delay time. Instead, they slowly dim after the delay time until they go out. The delay time is canceled if you turn the ignition key to RUN or START, so the lamps will dim right away. When the ignition is on, illuminated entry is inactive, which means the courtesy lamps won't come on unless a door is opened. Courtesy Lamps When any door is opened, several lamps come on. These lamps are courtesy lamps. They make it easy for you to enter and leave your vehicle. You can also turn these lamps on by turning the exterior lamps control clockwise to MAX. 2-49