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Pontiac 1997 Grand Prix Owner's Manual page 116

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Exit Lighting
Battery Saver
Your vehicle has
a
feature to help prevent you from
draining the battery in case you accidentally leave the
interior, trunk or underhood lamps on. If
YOU
leave any
of these lamps on while the ignition is in LOCK or
OFF position, they will automatically turn off after
10 minutes. The lamps won't come back on again until
you do one of the following:
So that you can see to exit the vehicle at wight, your
vehicle is equipped with the Exit Lighting feature.
The
interior lamps will illuminate for up to
25
seconds when
you remove your key from the ignition. After 25 seconds
have elapsed, the interior lamps will slowly fade out. The
lamps will fade out before the 25 seconds have elapsed
if you:
Turn the ignition to the RUN or
ACCESSORY position.
(if equipped).
Lock
all doors
using your key
chain
transmitter
0
Lock the doors using the power door lo'ck switch.
When any door is opened, Exit Lighting is canceled. The
interior lamps will stay on while any 'door is opened and
will slowly fade out when all the doors are closed. The
interior lamps may stay on €or up to 25 seconds after all
the
doors have been closed if they have not been locked.
See"De1ayed Illumination" earlier in this section.
To turn the Exit Lighting feature off or on, see "Locks
and Lighting Choices" in the Index.
Turn the ignition to the
RUN or
ACCESSORY position;
Turn the
interior lamp dial
all the way to the right,
then back slightly to the left;
Open (or close and reopen) a door that is closed.
Note that if your vehicle has less than 15 miles (25
Pun)
on
the
odometer, the battery saver will turn off the lamps
after only three minutes.
Retained Accessory Power
With retained accessory power, your power windows,
audio system and sunroof will continue to work up to
10 minutes after
the
ignition key is turned to the OFF
position
and
4
,
of
the doors are opened.
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