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2021 RAM 1500 Owners Manual - INTERIOR LIGHTS



INTERIOR LIGHTS

COURTESY LIGHTS

Courtesy and dome lights are turned on when the doors are opened or the Dome ON button is pushed on the overhead console. If your vehicle is equipped with Remote Keyless Entry and the unlock button is pushed on the key fob, the

courtesy and dome lights will turn on. When a door is open and the interior lights are on, and the Dome Defeat button on the overhead console is pressed, the interior lights will turn off.

The overhead console lights can also be operated individually as reading lights by pushing the corresponding buttons.

1 — Reading Light On/Off Buttons 2 — Dome Defeat Button

3 — Dome ON Button

Three types of rear courtesy/reading lights are available for your vehicle.

    Push button on/off
    Push lens on/off

    Push round puck lens on/off (if equipped with Dual Pane Sunroof)

The courtesy/reading lights will remain on until

the switch is pushed a second time, so be sure 2

they have been turned off before exiting the

vehicle. If the interior lights are left on after the ignition is turned off, they will automatically turn off after 10 minutes.

The dimmer controls are inboard and adjacent to the headlight switch located on the left side of the instrument panel.

    — Ambient Light Control
    — Instrument Panel Dimmer Control

With the parking lights or headlights on, rotating the right dimmer control upward will increase the brightness of the instrument panel lights. Rotating the left dimmer control will adjust the interior and ambient light levels when the headlights are on.

The dimming of the touchscreen is program- mable through the Uconnect system

page 237.

ILLUMINATED ENTRY

The courtesy lights will turn on when you use the key fob to unlock the doors or open any door.

This feature also turns on the approach lamps located beneath the outside mirrors (if equipped).

The lights will fade to off after approximately 30 seconds, or they will immediately fade to off once the ignition switch is placed in the ON/ RUN position from the OFF position.

The front courtesy overhead console and door courtesy lights will not turn off if the Dome ON button on the overhead console is pushed. The overhead and door courtesy lights will turn off after 10 minutes to protect the battery.

The illuminated entry system will not operate if the Dome Defeat button on the overhead console is pushed.

If your vehicle is equipped with Illuminated Approach lights under the outside mirrors, they will also be turned off by pushing the Dome Defeat button.


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