Interior lights
INTERIOR COURTESY LIGHTS
Courtesy and dome lights are turned on when the front doors are opened.
To protect the battery, the interior lights will turn off automatically 15 minutes after the ignition is placed in the OFF position, and no other activity in the vehicle has occurred. This will occur if the interior lights were turned on manually or are on because a door is open. This includes the glove compartment light and the cargo area light. To restore interior light operation, either place the ignition in the ON/RUN position, or push the light switch on and then back off.
Front Map Reading Lights
The front map/reading and overhead lights are mounted in the overhead console. Each light can be turned on by pushing the corresponding switch on the console. These switches are backlit for nighttime visibility. To turn the lights off, push the switch a second time.
Overhead Console
1 — Reading/Map Light Switch
2 — Rear Overhead Lights Switch
3 — Overhead Lights Switch
4 — Overhead Lights On/Off When Doors Open
NOTE: Before exiting the vehicle, ensure that the overhead lights are off. This will prevent the battery from discharging once the doors are closed. If a light is left on accidentally, the overhead lights will turn off automatically approximately 15 minutes after the ignition has been placed in the OFF position.
Overhead Light Timing
On certain models, to assist getting in and out of the vehicle at night or in poorly-lit areas, two timed modes have been provided.
Timing While Getting Into The Vehicle
The overhead lights turn on according to the following modes:
- Will illuminate for approximately three minutes when the doors are unlocked.
- Will illuminate for approximately three minutes when one of the doors is opened.
- Will illuminate for approximately 27 seconds when each individual door is closed and switch off simultaneously when the doors are locked.
Timing is interrupted when the ignition is placed in the ON/RUN position.
Three Modes Are Available For Turning Off Overhead Lighting:
- When all doors are closed after entering the vehicle, the three-minute timer will stop and a seconds timer will start for the interior lights. This timing will stop when the ignition is placed in the ON/RUN position.
- When doors are locked (either with key fob or with the emergency key inserted in driver side door), the overhead light turns off.
- The interior lights will turn off after 15 minutes to preserve the battery.
Timing While Getting Out Of The Vehicle
After placing the ignition in the OFF position, the overhead lights will turn on as follows:
- For a few seconds after the engine stops.
- For approximately three minutes when one of the doors is opened.
- For several seconds when the last door is closed
The timing stops automatically when the doors are locked.
Rear Overhead Light
The rear overhead lights are activated or deactivated by on/off switches located on the front overhead console or within the rear overhead lights themselves.
Rear Overhead Light On/Off Switches
The light turns on when a door is opened.
NOTE: The light will turn off automatically after a few minutes if a door is left open. To turn it on again, open another door or close and reopen the same door.
Instrument Panel Dimmer Control
The instrument panel dimmer control is part of the headlight switch and is located on the driver’s side of the instrument panel.
Rotating the instrument panel dimmer up or down will adjust the brightness of the instrument panel lights if the built-in light sensor determines that the ambient light levels are low enough that the backlighting should be enabled.
Instrument Panel Dimmer
Interior Ambient Lighting — If Equipped
The brightness of the interior passenger compartment lights can be adjusted through Uconnect Settings
The lights can be adjusted to seven different levels of brightness.
Battery Saver Feature
To protect the battery, the interior lights will turn off automatically 15 minutes after the ignition switch is placed in the OFF position. This will occur if the interior lights were switched on manually or are on because a door is open.
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