2004 Buick Regal Owner's Manual - Page 112

Interior Lamps Instrument Panel Brightness The instrument panel lights can be brightened or dimmed by turning the exterior lamp knob. Turning the knob all the way clockwise turns on the courtesy lamps. Entry lighting includes a feature called theater dimming. With theater dimming, the lamps do not turn off at the end of the delay time. Instead, they slowly dim after the delay time and then turn off. The courtesy lamps turn off when the ignition key is turned to RUN or START. They will come on again when a door is opened. Courtesy Lamps When any door is opened, several courtesy lamps come on to make it easier to enter and exit the vehicle. These lamps can also be turned on by turning the exterior lamps control clockwise to MAX. Delayed Entry Lighting Delayed entry lighting lights the vehicle's interior for a period of time after all the doors have been closed. The ignition must be off for delayed entry lighting to work. After all the doors have been closed, the delayed entry lighting feature will continue to work until one of the following occurs: Entry Lighting The courtesy lamps will come on and stay on for a set time whenever the UNLOCK button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed. The lamps will stay on while a door is opened and then turn off automatically about 25 seconds after it is closed. If the UNLOCK button is pressed and a door is not opened, the lamps will turn off after about 40 seconds. • The ignition is in RUN. • The doors are locked. • Twenty five seconds has elapsed. If during the illumination period a door is opened, the timed illumination period will be canceled and the interior lamps will remain on. 3-14