2006 Buick LaCrosse Owner's Manual - Page 139

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. Theater Dimming This feature allows for a three to five-second fade out of the courtesy lamps instead of immediate turn off. Delayed Exit Lighting This feature can be programmed either on or off using the Driver Information Center. See DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-73 under INT LIGHTS KEYS REMOVED. When activated, this feature illuminates the interior for a period of time after the ignition key is removed from the ignition. The ignition must be off and the interior lamp control must be in the door position for delayed exit lighting to work. When the ignition key is removed, interior illumination will activate and remain on until one of the following occurs: Delayed Entry Lighting Delayed entry lighting lights the vehicle's interior for a period of time after all the doors have been closed. After all the doors have been closed, the delayed entry lighting feature will continue to work until one of the following occurs: • 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. • The ignition is in RUN. • The power door locks are activated. • 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. 3-17