2000 Chevrolet Impala Owner's Manual - Page 109

yellowblue Fog Lamps (If Equipped) To turn the fog lamps on, press the fog lamps switch located next to the exterior lamp control on the left side of the steering column. A light will glow on the switch to let you know that they are on. (Your parking lamps must be on or your fog lamps won't come on.) Press the switch again to turn the fog lamps off. The fog lamps will go off whenever you change to high-beam headlamps. When you return to low beams, the fog lamps will come on again. Some of the lamps have switches so you can turn them on, even when the doors are closed. These lamps are reading lamps. Illuminated Entry (If Equipped) Your courtesy lamps will come on and stay on for a set time whenever you press UNLOCK on the remote keyless entry transmitter. If you open a door, the lamps will stay on while it's open and then turn off automatically about 25 seconds after you close it. If you press UNLOCK and don't open a door, the lamps will turn off after about 40 seconds. Illuminated entry 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 after the delay time until they go out. The delay time is canceled if you turn the ignition key to ON, START or press the power door lock switch so the lamps will dim right away. When the ignition is on, illuminated entry is inactive, which means the courtesy lamps won't come on unless a door is opened. Interior Lamps Instrument Panel Brightness Control You can brighten or dim the instrument panel lights by turning the panel light thumbwheel. Turn the control clockwise to increase the brightness of the instrument panel, and counterclockwise to decrease the brightness. 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 panel light thumbwheel all the way to the right. 2-46