1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Owner's Manual - Page 94

Interior Lamps Instrument Panel Brightness Control You can brighten or dimthe instrument panel lamps by moving the dial (A). If you turn the dial all the way up, your courtesy or interior lamps will come on. 0 Press LOCK on the remote keyless entry transmitter (if equipped). Press the trunk symbol on the remote keyless entry transmitter (if equipped). 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 moving the dial near the headlamp knob all the way up. Some of the lamps have switches so you can turn them on, even when the doors are closed. These lamps are reading lamps. To avoid draining your battery, be sure to turn off all reading lamps when leaving your vehicle. If you open a door, the lamps will stay on while it's open and then turn off automatically about 18 seconds after you close it. If you don't open a door, the lamps will turn off after about 18 seconds, unless you press UNLOCK or TRUNK on the remote keyless entry transmitter. If you press UNLOCK or TRUNK and don't open a door, the lamps will turn off after about 55 seconds. If you press LOCK on the remote keyless entry transmitter, the lamps will turn off about 17 seconds after all doors are closed. Sustained interior illumination 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 during 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 go out right away. When the ignition is on, sustained interior illumination is inactive, which means the courtesy lamps won't come on. Sustained Interior Illumination Your courtesy lamps will come on and stay on for a set time whenever you: 0 Open a door. Press UNLOCK on the remote keyless entry transmitter (if equipped). 2-35