1999 Oldsmobile Alero Owner's Manual - Page 102

yellowblue Interior Lamps Instrument Panel Intensity Control You can brighten or dim the instrument panel cluster lights by moving the thumbwheel up to increase intensity and to down to decrease intensity. The thumbwheel is located on the instrument panel to the left of the steering wheel. Illuminated Entry/Exit System When you lift the driver's door handle or open the driver's door, the lamps inside your vehicle will go on. These lamps will fade out after about 10 seconds, or when the ignition is turned on after all doors have been closed. These lamps will also go on when you press the trunk release or UNLOCK button on the remote lock control transmitter (if equipped). The lamps inside your vehicle will stay on for about 10 seconds after your key is removed from the ignition to provide an illuminated exit. Courtesy Lamp Control When the thumbwheel for the instrument panel intensity control is moved up, the dome lamp, the mirror reading lamps (if equipped) and the footwell lamps will turn on. Move the thumbwheel down to turn the lamps off. 2-42