Lighting Features; Entry Lighting; Exit Lighting; Battery Power Protection - Buick 2012 Regal Owner's Manual

6-6 Lighting

Lighting Features

Entry Lighting

The headlamps, taillamps, license
plate lamps, back up lamps, dome
lamps, and most of the interior lights
turn on briefly when is pressed
on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter. See Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation on
page 2 4. When the driver door is
opened, all control lights, Driver
Information Center (DIC) lights,
and door pocket lights turn on.
After about 30 seconds the exterior
lamps turn off, and then the dome
lamps and remaining interior lights
will dim to off. Entry lighting can be
disabled manually by changing the
ignition out of the OFF position,
or by pressing on the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
This feature can be activated or
deactivated in the Configuration
Settings menu in the infotainment
display. Press CONFIG on the
audio system to call up the menu.
See Vehicle Personalization on
page 5 36.

Exit Lighting

The headlamps, taillamps, parking
lamps, back up lamps, and license
plate lamps come on at night, or in
areas with limited lighting, when the
key is removed from the ignition.
The dome lamps also come on
when the key is removed from the
ignition. The exterior lights and
dome lamps remain on after the
door is closed for a set amount of
time, then automatically turn off.
For vehicles with keyless access,
the exterior lights and dome lamps
automatically turn on when a
door is opened after the ignition is
turned off. See Ignition Positions
(Key Access) on page 9 17 or
Ignition Positions (Keyless Access)
on page 9 19.
The exterior lights turn off
immediately by turning the
exterior lamps control off.
This feature can be changed.
See Vehicle Personalization on
page 5 36.

Battery Power Protection

The battery saver feature is
designed to protect the vehicle's
battery.