1997 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 102

Interior Lamps Instrument Panel Intensity Control Illuminated Entry When you open either front door, or open a rear door, the lamps inside your vehicle will on. These lamps go will fadeoff after about 40 seconds, or when the ignition is turned on after all the doors have been closed. If the ignition has been for less than two minutes, off the lamps inside your vehicle will stay on about for 15 seconds to provide an illuminatedexit when you remove the key from the ignition. After you exit the vehicle and all the doors have been of closed, the lamps will stay onfor an additional four seconds before fadingoff. These lamps will also on go when you press the DOOR or UNLOCK buttonon the optional Keyless Entry Transmitter. You can brighten or dim the instrument panel lights by turning thedial up or down. Turn the dial up all the way turn on the interior to courtesy lamps.