1998 Chevrolet Venture Owner's Manual - Page 180

Delayed Illumination The delayed illumination feature willcontinue to illuminate the interiorfor 25 seconds after all doors have been closed so that you can find your ignition and buckle your safety belt at night. Delayed illumination willnot occur while the ignition isin RUN or ACCESSORY. After 25 seconds have passed, the interior lamps will slowly fade out. The lamps will fade out before the 25 seconds have passed if you: 0 0 Exit Lighting With exit lighting, the interior lamps will come on for about 25 seconds whenever you remove the key from the ignition switch.If you turn the ignitionswitch to RUN or ACCESSORY,the lamps will fade out. The lamps will also fade out if you lock the doors with the power door lock switch or the remote keyless entry transmitter (if equipped). When any door is opened, exit lighting is cancelled. The interior lamps will stay on while any door or liftgate is open, and slowlyfade out when alldoors and the liftgate are closed. The interior lamps may stay on for up to 25 seconds after alldoors have been closed if they have not been locked, see "Delayed Illumination" earlier in this section. To turn the exit lighting feature off or on, see "Locks and LightingChoices" in the Index. turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY, lock all doors using the remote keyless entry transmitter (ifequipped) or lock all the doors using the power door lock switch or the key. 0 To turn the delayed illumination feature off or on, see "Locks andLighting Choices" in the Index. 2-63